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Three-dimensional imaging (3DI) is at the intersection of a number of emerging technologies. First, is the unprecedented price-performance ratio of current computers that have increased enormously in computational speed, at the same time that costs for computer hardware have plummeted. Second, is the rapid development of interactive 3-D graphics software to provide optimal 3-D visualization. The final factor has been the development of breathheld spiral CT as a mature technology. The rapid scan acquisition of spiral CT affords volumetric data sets free of motion and respiratory artifacts to be utilized for 3-D imaging.
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Jeffrey, R.B. (1998). Three-Dimensional Imaging and Virtual Reality Applications of Spiral CT. In: Krestin, G.P., Glazer, G.M. (eds) Advances in CT IV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72195-3_18
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