«Hybrid 3D printing integrates the best aspects of two or
more imaging modalities, which can potentially enhance diagnosis, as well as interventional and surgical planning,» said Jordan Gosnell, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital cardiac sonographer, and lead author of the study.
Vettukattil devised the concept of integrating two or
more imaging modalities for 3D printing.
Not exact matches
«Previous methods of 3D printing utilize only one
imaging modality, which may not be as accurate as merging two or
more datasets.»
«Working with our Chinese colleagues at Xijing Hospital, we found that a combined MRI+NIRST breast exam is feasible as a clinical breast
imaging procedure, and that the data from the combined
imaging modalities is diagnostically
more accurate,» said Paulsen.
By combining two
modalities of
imaging, investigators from Norris Cotton Cancer Center at Dartmouth, led by Keith Paulsen, PhD with first author Michael Mastanduno and collaborators from Xijing Hospital in Xian, China, demonstrated that a dual breast exam using MRI and Near Infrared Spectral Tomography (NIRST) is feasible and
more accurate than MRI alone.
More than ever, it is important that we educate others (patients, referring physicians, students, and even politicians) on the utility of nuclear medicine procedures and their benefits over other treatment and
imaging modalities.
Other
imaging modalities may be utilized if he feels
more information is needed.
The latter
imaging modality is used to definitively identify the anatomy of a PSVA for surgical planning and is
more exact than ultrasonography or isotope methods.