What is the optimal imaging format for creating 3D anatomy models?
Prerequisites
Whether you are designing 3D anatomical models or patient-specific medical devices, excellent imaging is pivotal for the creating of accurate 3D models in the most efficient way possible. Should you use CT or MRI? Contrast-enhanced or non-contrast? Which imaging modalities and protocols are needed? Each modeling application will have unique imaging requirements, so a close collaboration with your imaging departments is key.
Overall, we recommend acquiring high resolution - both spatial and temporal - images to create high-quality medical anatomy models (thin-slice, gated imaging). Next, it is also important to define the appropriate protocols in your facility as early as possible to avoid the need to re-scan a patient or to work with less than optimal imaging.
Reach out to the industry or work closely with your internal imaging experts for recommendations regarding optimal protocol definitions.