MR Imaging System

Model AIRIS-II / AIRIS Mate / Altaire / Aperto / AIRIS Elite

Volume Rendering Function

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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★ Please read through this Instruction Manual carefully prior to use.
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 CONTENTS
Page
1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1-1

2 Overview ........................................................................................................... 2-1

2.1 Opacity Adjustment function ...........................................................................................2-1
2.2 Regional Extraction function...........................................................................................2-2
2.3 3D Measurement function ..............................................................................................2-2
2.4 Output Series Creation function .....................................................................................2-2

3 Description of Volume Rendering Window ........................................................ 3-1

3.1 Image Display Area (Viewport) .......................................................................................3-2
3.2 Global Parameters Area .................................................................................................3-3
3.3 Series Setting Page........................................................................................................3-5
3.3.1 Parameter Page menu ..............................................................................................3-5
3.3.2 Update Ortho. Views button.....................................................................................3-16
3.3.3 Hide ROIs button .....................................................................................................3-16
3.3.4 Hide Seeds button ...................................................................................................3-16
3.3.5 Standard Plane Display button ................................................................................3-16
3.4 Series Setting Page control ..........................................................................................3-16
3.5 Help..............................................................................................................................3-17
3.6 Default Settings ............................................................................................................3-18

4 Operation Procedures for Volume Rendering.................................................... 4-1

4.1 Loading Input Series ......................................................................................................4-2
4.2 Adjustment of Opacity Parameters.................................................................................4-4
4.3 Registration of Opacity Preset........................................................................................4-6
4.4 Volume Clipping .............................................................................................................4-7
4.5 ROI Clipping ...................................................................................................................4-8
4.6 Binary Segmentation ......................................................................................................4-9
4.7 Advanced Segmentation ..............................................................................................4-11
4.8 Rotating Volume Rendering Image...............................................................................4-13
4.9 3D Measurement..........................................................................................................4-14
4.10 3D Zoom ......................................................................................................................4-16
4.11 Creating One Series.....................................................................................................4-17
4.12 Creating Multiple Series ...............................................................................................4-19
4.13 Setting series names....................................................................................................4-21

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1 Introduction
Volume Rendering function is the software to visualize 3D tissues and structures and to create 3D
images. Because the desired tissues and structures can be displayed in 3D view, the function
has the feature to facilitate the visual understanding of the tissues and structures.

The following functions are provided as the major functions of the Volume Rendering features.

• Opacity Adjustment function

• Regional Extraction function

• 3D Measurement function

• Output Series Creation function

By using these functions in combination, the desired Volume Rendering image can be obtained.

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2 Overview
The overview of the following functions are described in this section.

• Opacity Adjustment function

• Regional Extraction function

• 3D Measurement function

• Output Series Creation function

2.1 Opacity Adjustment function

Opacity Adjustment function is the function to select the following modes for each pixel value of
Volume Rendering image.

1. Complete visibility

2. Invisibility

3. Partial visibility

The following figure shows how the cube and cylinder can be displayed by setting the pixel
value of the cube to Complete visibility, Invisibility, Partial visibility when observing the 3D data
of the cube with pixel value 5 and cylinder with pixel value 10 in view of the arrow direction.

(a) 3D data of cube and cylinder

(b) Complete visibility of cube: (c) Invisibility of cube: (d) Partial visibility of cube:
Cylinder cannot be observed Whole cylinder can be Cylinder can be displayed
by being behind cube. observed. with partial visibility cube.

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2.2 Regional Extraction function
Regional Extraction function is the function to extract only the desired region in the tissues and
structure. Two modes are available as Regional Extraction method of Volume Rendering
feature.

• Clipping
• Segmentation

Clipping mode is the function to manually extract the desired region by setting on ROI.
The following figure shows an example where an ROI is set over a part of blood vessel and the
region inside the ROI is extracted. The same function is also available in MIP function of the
standard software.

ROI

(a) An elliptic ROI is set over a part of blood vessel (b) Extraction of blood vessel inside ROI

Segmentation mode is the function to automatically extract the regions that have the same
tissues or structures as those of the point set on the desired tissues or structures.
The following figure shows an example where blood vessel, tissues in circle region and tissues
in rectangular region are segmented.

(a) A point is placed on blood vessel and tissues in (b) Blood vessel and tissues in
circular region to perform segmentation. circular region are extracted.

2.3 3D Measurement function

Distance measurement and angle measurement in 3D space can be available.

2.4 Output Series Creation function

In Volume Rendering feature, Volume Rendering images with different angles can be created as
a series by setting number of images to be created and rotation angle.
It is also possible to create multiple series of image simultaneously in a single image
reconstruction process.

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3 Description of Volume Rendering Window
This section describes the window of Volume Rendering feature.

Image Display Area (Viewport)

Help

Global Parameters Area Series Setting Page Series Setting Page Control

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3.1 Image Display Area (Viewport)
Four areas are available on the Volume Rendering window as Image Display Area (hereinafter
referred to as Viewport), and they are placed in the following layout.

COR SAG
Viewport Viewport

TRS Preview
Viewport Viewport

1. COR Viewport : Area to display image in COR view of the object data

2. SAG Viewport : Area to display image in SAG view of the object data
3. TRS Viewport : Area to display image in TRS view of the object data

4. Preview Viewport : Area to display preview image of Volume Rendering image

References

• The following 3 images can be selected as image to be displayed in COR Viewport, SAG
Viewport and TRS Viewport.

1. MIP image See “5.3.1 MIP section in Instruction Manual for functions.”

2. MPR image See “5.3.2 MPR section in Instruction Manual for functions.”

3. Volume Rendering image

For selection of images, see “(3) Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views page” of “3.3.1
Parameter Page menu” in this document.

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3.2 Global Parameters Area
Four global parameters are described.

② ③

Viewing Direction

Used to specify the view direction.

Head view : Sight line from head to foot

Foot view : Sight line from foot to head

Manual button

Volume Rendering image in Preview Viewport can be rotated. Please set the button to On
if you will use the feature. The rotation angle of Volume Rendering image is displayed in
Start Rotate and Start Tilt of Series Parameters (See “(1) Series Parameters page” of “3.3.1
Parameter Page menu” in this document.) and at the lower left of the Preview image.

Show Cube button

A cube can be displayed at the lower right of Preview Viewport. This cube is called as 3D
cube. 3D cube shows the visualized 3D position of Volume Rendering image in Preview
Viewport. Please set the button to On if you will display the cube.

3D Cube

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 3DAI Menu

This is used to select the process type of 3D Adaptive Imaging (3DAI) to use.

None : Do not use 3DAI.

Sm.Ves : Use 3DAI for small blood vessels. This is primarily effective in images of
blood vessels in the head and limbs.
Lg.Ves : Use 3DAI for large blood vessels. This is effective in images of all other
blood vessels.

References
• 3DAI suppresses the background of the input series and smoothes the blood vessels.

• Compared to None, when Sm.Ves or Lg.Ves is selected, more time is required to load the
input series.

• In the input series where 3DAI can be used, matrix size and number of images are
restricted. If the input series exceeds this limitation, 3DAI gets disabled.

• If the system default is used to generate a 3D card, the default 3DAI will be the process set
in System Preferences.

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3.3 Series Setting Page
In Volume Rendering process, various parameters can be set to create a series of images.
Such various parameters are set by using the area called Series Setting page.
The Series Setting page can be prepared in multiple pages. For the method to set the multiple
Series Setting page, refer to “3.4 Series Setting Page control” in this document.

Update Ortho. Views Button Parameter Page Menu Parameter Page Display Area

Hide ROIs Button Hide Seeds Button Standard Plane Display Button

3.3.1 Parameter Page menu

The following parameter pages can be selected. The selected page is displayed on
Parameter Page Display Area.

• Series Parameters page

• Clipping Parameters page

• Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views page

• Opacity Parameters page

• Segmentation Parameters page

• Image Quality Parameters page

(1) Series Parameters page

On Series Parameters page, number of images to be created and angle can be set.

① ② ④
③ ⑤
⑥

No. of Views input field

Number of Volume Rendering images to be created is set.
Input range : 1 ~ 360

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 Start Rotate input field
The angle from where rotation around Y-axis is started is set.
The set value is automatically applied to Volume Rendering image in Preview
Viewport.
Input range: -360 ~ +360

+ direction

X axis

+ direction

Y axis

Start Tilt input field

The angle from where rotation around X-axis is started is set.
The set value is automatically applied to Volume Rendering image in Preview
Viewport.
Input range: -360 ~ +360
Increment Rotate input field
Increment of rotation angle around Y-axis is set.
Input range: -360 ~ +360
Increment Tilt input field
Increment of rotation angle around X-axis is set.
Input range: -360 ~ +360
⑥ Description
Set the series name. Create multiple series setting pages, and make series
names for each series to be created for those pages. Up to 16 characters can be
entered.
If left blank, the series name displayed on the card’s tag will be used.
The configured series name is displayed at the bottom of the Preview Viewport.

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(2) Clipping Parameters page
On Clipping Parameters page, clipping is applied by using ROI. The clipping result is
automatically applied to Volume Rendering image on Preview Viewport.

④
① ②
③

Regions

Mode of Clipping process is selected.

• Volume button
Using a yellow frame (Volume) displayed on COR, SAG and TRS Viewport,
clipping is applied. The region in the yellow frame is extracted. By
dragging the corner of the Volume with the mouse button, size of the Volume
can be changed.
By dragging the inside of the Volume, the whole Volume can be moved.

• ROI button
Using an ROI, clipping is applied. Using the Operation, Shape and
Corrections to be described later, set the desired ROI.
Operation
Operation mode of ROI is selected.

Include region button

The region inside the ROI is clipped.

Exclude region button

The region outside the ROI is clipped.

Rotate/translate/resize button
ROI is rotated, moved and its size is changed.
Shape
Shape of ROI is selected.

Irregular ROI button

Freely shaped ROI can be drawn.

Elliptic ROI button

Elliptic ROI can be drawn.

Rectangular ROI button

Rectangular ROI can be drawn.

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 Corrections
The set ROI is corrected.

• Undo Last button

The ROI set last is deleted, and the clipping result before the last clipping is
restored.

• Clear View button

All ROIs in the selected Viewport are deleted.

• Clear All Views button

ROIs in all Viewport are deleted.

References

• Irregular ROI is not supported the following operations.

1. Resizing
2. Rotating
• If multiple ROIs are set in a Viewport, the ROIs in the Viewport cannot be resized.
• Undo Last feature has the following constraints.
1. If Volume clipping is being selected, Undo Last cannot be performed.
2. If All ROIs are being disappearing using Hide ROIs button, Undo Last cannot
be performed.
3. After performing Update Ortho. Views feature, Undo Last cannot be performed
to revert to clipping result before performing Update Ortho. Views feature.

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 (3) Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views page

On Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views page, kind of image to be displayed in COR,
SAG and TRS Viewport is selected. In Preview Viewport is always displayed Volume
Rendering image.

①
②
③

MIP button
MIP image is displayed.

MPR button

MPR image is displayed.

Volume Rendering button
Volume Rendering image is displayed.

When MPR mode is selected, COR line (yellow), SAG line (green) and TRS line
(red) are displayed as shown below. These lines indicate the slice position of MPR
image. By dragging these lines with the mouse button, the corresponding MPR
image is updated.

TRS line

Kind of line Image to be updated

COR line COR image
SAG line SAG image
SAG line
TRS line TRSimage
COR line

Pressing Reset MPR button moves back COR line, SAG line and
TRS line to the center position.

References
If MPR mode is selected, the MPR images on the COR, SAG, and TRS Viewport are
generated without 3DAI, regardless of the 3DAI settings.

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(4) Opacity Parameters page

On Opacity Parameters page, Opacity parameters of Volume Rendering image are

adjusted.
The adjusted results of Opacity parameters are automatically applied to Volume
Rendering image in Preview Viewport.
If Volume Rendering mode is selected in Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views,
the set parameters are also applied to Volume Rendering image in COR, SAG and TRS
Viewports.

Preset menu
The preset Opacity parameters that has been registered in advance can be
selected. For preset registration procedures, refer to “4.3 Registration of
Opacity Preset”, in this document.
Advanced button
Opacity dialog is displayed.
Graph area
Histogram and Opacity curve are displayed.

Histogram

Opacity Curve

Histogram: Histogram of the input series is displayed in blue.

The horizontal axis represents pixel value and vertical axis represents
number of pixels. Please note that if 3DAI is used, the histogram of
the input series applied 3DAI is displayed.

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 Opacity curve: It is displayed by line graph in pink. By changing the shape of
Opacity curve, only the desired tissues or structures can be
displayed.
For the procedures to change Opacity curve, refer to “4.2
Adjustment of Opacity Parameters” in this document.
The horizontal axis represents pixel value and vertical axis
represent Opacity value.
For definition of Opacity value, refer to the following table.

Opacity value Description

1.0 Pixel is fully displayed.

0.0 Pixel is not displayed.
Pixel is displayed opaquely. Setting a smaller i results in
0.0 < i < 1.0
more opacity.

④
⑤
⑥

Histogram

Opacity Curve

⑧ ⑨

⑩ ⑪ ⑫

④ Opacity dialog
Advanced opacity settings can be available.
⑤ Preset menu
The desire preset is selected from the registered presets. For the preset
registration procedures, refer to “4.3 Registration of Opacity Preset ” in this
document.
⑥ Shape menu
Shape of Opacity curve is selected. The curve of which shape is same as that
of the selected icon is displayed in the graph area.

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⑦ Graph area
Histogram and Opacity curve are displayed.
⑧ Background Suppression button
With this button set to ON, Background Suppression function is enabled.
Background Suppression function is effective to eliminate the background noise.
⑨ Background Suppression input field.
Background Suppression value is input in this area. Inputting a larger value
suppress noise more.
Please note that the tissue and structures may be suppressed if you set a huge
value unnecessary.
Input range : 0.0 ~ 100.0
⑩ Save button
Pressing this button displays Save Preset dialog.
The current Opacity curve and the Background Suppression value can be saved
as preset. The preset can be saved up to 45. For preset registration
procedures, refer to “4.3 Registration Opacity Preset” in this document.
⑪ Delete button
The currently selected preset is deleted from the menu.
Please note that “Name” and “Default” cannot be deleted.
⑫ Done button
Opacity dialog is closed.

⑬
⑭

⑮ ⑯

⑬ Save Preset dialog

The preset can be saved.
⑭ Name input field
Preset name can be input. Preset name supports a name less than or equal to
30 characters in length. The following characters can be available.
• Capital alphabet
• Small alphabet
• Numeric value
• - (Hyphen)
• (Under score)

⑮ Cancel button
Preset registration is canceled.
⑯ Done button
Preset registration is performed.

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(5) Segmentation Parameters page
On Segmentation Parameters page, the Segmentation process is set and executed.
Two modes are available in Segmentation process.
• Binary Segmentation
This is the simple operation segmentation. This is effective for the case where there
is no similar tissue in the vicinity of the tissues to which Segmentation is to be
applied.
• Advanced Segmentation
If there is similar tissues in the vicinity of the tissues to which Segmentation is to be
applied, the desired Segmentation result may not be obtained. Advanced
Segmentation creates multiple Segmentation results from which an appropriate
Segmentation result can be selected.

①
⑥

⑦
③ ④ ⑤ ②
⑧

Segmentation button
Mode of Segmentation is selected.
• Binary button
Binary Segmentation is applied.
• Advanced button
Advanced Segmentation is applied.
Seed/Segment button
Seed is the point to designate the tissue to be segmented. Pressing Seed
button sets the mode to Seed Mode add and delete Seed.
When the selected mode is Seed Mode, Seed button is changed to Segment
button. Pressing the Segment button starts Segmentation process based on
the set Seed.
Add Seed button
By using mouth, Seed can be added. The set Seed is displayed with a red
point on the image.
Delete Seed button
By using mouse the selected, Seed can be deleted.
Delete All Seeds button
All Seeds can be deleted.

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Number of Solutions slider
This is used in Advanced mode. Set “the complexity of segmentation”. The
lower the value set, the smaller the segments.
Segmentation from 1 to the Number of Solutions is generated. However, since
the application requires the creation of at least 2 segments, a value of 2 or
greater should be input.
Input range: 2 ~ 255
Solution Size slider
This is used after Segmentation process is executed in Advanced mode. Set
one of the Segmentation results, then the designated Segmentation result is
displayed in Preview Viewport.
Input range: 1 ~ current Number of Solutions value
Dilation input field
Volume Rendering image after Segmentation process is smoothed. Setting
a larger value makes Segmentation result smoother.
Input range: 0 ~ 25

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(6) Image Quality Parameters page

The parameter related to image quality is set.

Enhanced Quality
Setting this to ON produces the following effects.
• Volume Rendering image in Preview Viewport is displayed in high image
quality.
• When a volume Rendering series is generated, the image are generated in
high quality
• When Volume Rendering mode is selected in Rendering Mode for
Orthogonal Views, Volume Rendering images in COR, SAG and TRS
Viewports are also displayed in high image quality

References
• With Enhanced Quality set to On, response time during performing manual rotate and
image reconstruction time take longer time as compared with the Off case.
• If Enhanced Quality is set to Off, a slight blurring of volume rendered images can
occur. The blurring occurs when generating Volume Rendering images that the
matrix size of the image are same as the matrix size of the input series. To reduce
the blurring, the matrix size of the generated Volume Rendering images does not
correspond to the matrix size of the input series as default.

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 3.3.2 Update Ortho. Views button
With Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views set to MIP or Volume Rendering mode, the
following process results are applied to COR, SAG and TRS Viewports.

• Clipping
• Segmentation

3.3.3 Hide ROIs button

All ROIs disappears.

3.3.4 Hide Seeds button

All Seeds disappears.

3.3.5 Standard Plane Display button

Volume Rendering image in view of standard plane is displayed in Preview Viewport.

TRS button : Preview image is set to TRS view.

SAG button : Preview image is set to SAG view.

COR button : Preview image is set to COR view.

3.4 Series Setting Page control

Multiple Series Setting pages can be created and multiple Series can simultaneously created.
Series Setting pages are automatically numbered consecutively. When multiple series are
created, the series are created in this order.
By clicking the desired Series Setting page No., the clicked Series Setting page can be selected.
To add and delete Series Setting page, use the following buttons.

Copy series button

A new Setting page is added. The parameters of the selected Setting page are
copied as parameters of the added Setting page. Up to 5 Setting pages can be
created.

Move series up button

Order of the selected Setting page is moved up by one.

Move series down button

Order of the selected Setting page is moved down by one.

Delete series button

The selected Series Setting page is deleted, but if Series Setting page is only one,
the Series Setting page cannot be deleted.

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3.5 Help
Pressing Help button displays the Instruction dialog describing the outline of Volume Rendering
function and operation procedures.

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3.6 Default Settings
Default values of Volume Rendering feature can be set on Task Card page of System
Preferences.

① ② ③

① 3DAI Menu
When creating a new 3Dcard, default condition (None/Sm.Ves/Lg.Ves) for 3DAI Menu in the
Global Parameters area of Volume Rendering process is set.
Enhanced Quality button
When creating a new 3Dcard, default condition (On/Off) for Enhanced Quality button in the
Image Quality Parameters page of Volume Rendering process is set.
③ Output image size must equal input image size button
If the matrix size of Volume Rendering image is made equal to the matrix size of the input
series or not is selected. To make it equal, set this parameter to On.

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4 Operation Procedures for Volume Rendering
The following operations are shown.

• Loading Input Series

• Adjustment of Opacity Parameters
• Registration of Opacity Preset
• Volume Clipping
• ROI Clipping
• Binary Segmentation
• Advanced Segmentation
• Rotating Volume Rendering Image
• 3D Measurement
• 3D Zoom
• Creating One Series
• Creating Multiple Series
• Setting series names

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4.1 Loading Input Series

⑥ ⑦

⑧ ⑩
②

③
④
①
⑨ ⑤

1. Double click 3D Card button .

A new 3D card is created.
2. Click 3D Card tag ②.
3D card is opened.
3. Click Volume Rendering tag ③.
4. Select Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views from Parameter Page menu ④.
Rendering Mode for Orthogonal Views page is displayed.
5. Click Volume Rendering button ⑤.
When input series are loaded, Volume Rendering images are displayed in COR Viewport
, SAG Viewport and TRS Viewport ⑧.
6. Select the desired 3DAI process from the 3DAI menu ⑨.
The selected 3DAI process is applied to the input series.
7. Load the desired input series from the database.
For details refer to “5.3.2 Loading Images from the Database” in the Instruction Manual
for Operations.
Progressing status of loading input series is displayed on 3D Card tag and Series
Setting page tag.

When the loading process of input series is completed, Volume Rendering images are displayed
on 4 Viewports (⑥, ⑦, ⑧ and ⑩).

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Progress for total series setting page Progress for each series setting pages

References
• The following conditions are applied to the input series that can be used by Volume
Rendering.

1. Number of images in input series must be 4 or more.

2. Image pixel size of all the images in input series must be same.
3. Image matrix size of all the images in input series must be same.
4. Images in input series must be parallel each other.

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4.2 Adjustment of Opacity Parameters

⑤ ⑥

1. Select Opacity Parameters from the Parameter Page menu .

Opacity Parameters page is displayed.
2. Click Advanced button .
Opacity dialog ③ is displayed.
3. Adjust Opacity curve ④.
The adjusted opacity curve value is applied to Volume Rendering image on the Preview
Viewport. If Volume Rendering mode is selected from Rendering Mode for Orthogonal
Views, 3 Volume Rendering image on the COR, SAG, TRS Viewport are also updated.
The following adjustments are available.

Adjustment of Opacity curve Mouse operation

Addition of new point Click the left mouse button on the graph area.

Movement of point Drag the desired point.

• Click the middle mouse button nearby the

desired point.
Deletion of point
• Drag the desired point and move it onto
another point.

Movement of whole curve Drag Opacity curve.

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4. Set Background Suppression button ⑤ to On.
Background Suppression input field ⑥ is enabled.
5. Input a value to Background Suppression input field.
The set Background Suppression value is applied to Volume Rendering image on the
Preview Viewport. If Volume Rendering mode is selected from Rendering Mode for
Orthogonal Views, 3 Volume Rendering images on the COR, SAG and TRS Viewport
are also updated.
6. Click Done button ⑦.
Opacity dialog is closed.
References
• Opacity dialog is also closed by pressing mouse-right button on the Opacity dialog.

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4.3 Registration of Opacity Preset

⑦
⑧

1. Select Opacity Parameters from the Parameter Page menu .

Opacity Parameters page is displayed.
2. Click Advanced button ②.
Opacity dialog ③ is displayed.
3. Set Opacity curve ④ and Background Suppression ⑤.
4. Click Save button ⑥.
Save Preset dialog ⑦ is displayed.
5. Input preset name in Name input field ⑧.
6. Click Done button ⑨.
Save Preset dialog is closed.
The registered preset can now be selected from Preset menu.

References

• The preset name can be less than or equal to 30 characters in length.

• The preset can be saved up to 45.
• Pressing mouse-right button on Save Preset dialog has same effect as clicking Done
button.
• Empty preset name is not acceptable.

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4.4 Volume Clipping

①
②

1. Select Clipping Parameters from Parameter Page menu .

Clipping Parameters page is displayed.
2. Click Volume button .
3. Adjust the size and position of Volume by using the mouse.
The Volume Clipping result is displayed in Preview Viewport ③.

References
• There are limitations for the Volume.

1. The lower limitation is that any one side of the Volume cannot become shorter than one
millimeter.
2. The volume cannot be set out of the input dataset.

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4.5 ROI Clipping

⑦ ⑧

⑤
⑨

①
⑥ ③

②
④

1. Select Clipping Parameters from Parameter Page menu .

Clipping Parameters page is displayed.
2. Click ROI button .
Draw ROIs button is enabled.
3. Click Add ROI button .
The inside the ROI can be extracted.
4. Click Irregular ROI button .
ROI in free shape can be set.
5. Set a desired ROI by using the mouse.
The area where the ROI is set is clipped. The clipping result is displayed in Preview
Viewport .
6. Click Update Ortho. Views button .
The clipped results are applied to the three Viewports , and .

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4.6 Binary Segmentation

②
①

④
③ ⑥

1. Select Segmentation Parameters from Parameter Page menu .

Segmentation Parameters page is displayed.
2. Click Binary button .
Binary Segmentation mode is set.
3. Click Add Seed button .
4. Click the mouse on the desired tissues and structures to put Seeds.
A red Seed is displayed on the image.
NOTE: Seeds in the above figure are displayed with larger size than real size.
5. Click Segment button .
Segmentation process is started.
After segmentation is done, segmentation result is displayed on the preview Viewport
⑤.
Dilation input area ⑥ is enabled.

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⑨ ⑩

⑧
⑦

6. Input a value into Dilation input field.

The Segmentation result in Preview Viewport is updated.
7. If the desired Segmentation result is not obtained, click Seed button ⑦ and
repeat the operation steps 4 to 6.
8. Click Update Ortho. Views button ⑧.
The Segmentation results are applied to 3 Viewports , ⑩ and ⑪.

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4.7 Advanced Segmentation

① ② ③
④ ⑤ ⑥
⑦

1. Select Segmentation Parameters from Parameter Page menu .

Segmentation Parameters page is displayed.
2. Click Advanced button .
Advanced Segmentation mode is set. Number of Solutions ③ slider gets enabled.
3. Click Add Seed button ④.
4. Click the mouse on the desired tissues and structures.
A red Seed is displayed on the image.
NOTE: Seeds in the above figure are displayed with larger size than real size.
5. Set Number of Solutions Parameter.
Using Number of Solutions slider ③.
6. Click Segment button .
Segmentation results of the set Number of Solutions are created.
After Segmentation is done, Solution Size slider ⑥ and Dilation input field are
enabled.

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⑪ ⑫

⑧
⑬

⑩
⑨

7. Using Solution Size slider, select the desired Segmentation result.

The selected Segmentation result is displayed in Preview Viewport ⑧.
8. Set Dilation.
Dilation result is displayed in Preview Viewport.
9. If the desired Segmentation result cannot be obtained, click Seed button and
repeat the steps 4 to 8.
10. Click Update Ortho. Views button . The Segmentation results are applied to 3
Viewports , and .

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4.8 Rotating Volume Rendering Image

① ②

1. Set Manual button to On.

Using the mouse, Volume Rendering image in Preview Viewport can be rotated.
2. Set Show Cube button to On.
Orient Cube is displayed.
3. Move mouse onto Volume Rendering image in Preview Viewport and drag the
image toward the desired rotation direction.

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4.9 3D Measurement

④
⑤

1. Click Preview Viewport.

Preview Viewport is surrounded with a red frame.
2. Click Viewport Tool button .
Viewport Tool is displayed.
3. Select Measurement Tool .
Measurement Tool is displayed.
4. Click Measurement distance button ④.
3D Distance Measurement mode is available.

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5. Click the mouse on 2 points on Volume Rendering image in Preview Viewport.
The distance between the 2 points in 3D space is displayed.
6. Click Measure Angle button ⑤.
3D Angle Measurement mode is available.
7. Click the mouse on 3 points on Volume Rendering image in Preview Viewport.
An angle in 3D space is displayed.

References
• 3D line measurement and 3D angle measurement on the image cannot be moved.

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4.10 3D Zoom

1. Click Preview Viewport.

Preview Viewport is surrounded with a red frame.
2. Click Viewport Tool button .
Viewport Tool is displayed.
3. Select Magnify/Shift Tool .
Magnify/Shift Tool is displayed.
4. Use the slider or keyboard to set the desired 3D zoom value.
The Volume Rendering image processed with the 3D zoom function is displayed in the
Preview Viewport.

References
• Since Volume Rendering images displayed on the Control face retain 3D information, 3D
zoom is used to process the 3D information when magnifying and minifying Volume
Rendering images. To distinguish this from the normal magnifying and minifying processes
(2D zoom), the zoom value is displayed in the Viewport in the following format:
1.00 X (3D Zoom: ***X) *** is the 3D zoom value.
• The 3D zoom process can also be performed by holding the middle and right buttons on the
mouse simultaneously and dragging across the image.

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4.11 Creating One Series

①
③ ④
②

1. Select Series Parameters from Parameter Page menu ①.

Series Parameters page is displayed.
2. Set number of Volume Rendering images to be created in Number of View input field
.
3. Set start angle and increment angle .
4. Set Save as button ⑤ to On.
The generated Volume Rendering images will be saved to Database.
For more information of “Save as”, see “4.1.4 Database Functions” in Instruction Manual
for Functions.
5. Click on Start button ⑥.
Volume Rendering images specified by Number of Views from the position (angle)
specified by Start Rotate and Start Tilt are reconstructed at intervals set by Increment
Rotate and Increment Tilt.

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 References

• During generating Volume Rendering image, the following operations cannot be available.
1. Switch from current Series Setting page to other Series Setting page.
2. Switch from current parameter page to other parameter page.
3. Switch Volume Rendering operation to MIP or MPR.
4. Change all parameter values.
• Volume Rendering feature supports Comment Copy feature. For more information for
Comment Copy, see “5.3 Comment Copy” in Instruction Manual for Functions.

Note
• Since there is the possibility that 3D feature is lost, Volume Rendering images cannot
be performed in 2D processing.

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4.12 Creating Multiple Series

① ②

1. Using first Series Setting page , set the desired parameters.

2. Click Copy Series button .
Second Series Setting page is newly added. The parameters of first Series Setting
page are copied on second Series Setting page.

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 ④

3. Using the second Series Setting page , set the desired parameters.
4. Set Save as button ④ to On
The generated volume Rendering images will be saved to Database.
5. Click Start button .
Two series are created.
The created images are displayed in Review Face. The display order is as shown
below.

1st image in 2nd image Last image

・・・
Series 1 in Series 1 in Series 1

1st image in Last image

・・・ ・・・
Series 2 in Series 2

Last image
1st image in
・・・ ・・・ in last
last Series
Series

References
• The Series Setting page can be created up to 5.

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4.13 Setting series names
When creating multiple series setting pages, and making series names for each series to be
created for those pages, use Description of the Series Parameters.

Here, an example is given of the method for setting different series names for series created
from series setting page 1 (series 1) and series created from series setting page 2 (series 2).

1. Set the series name for series 1 in Description ① for series setting page 1.
2. Copy series setting page 1, and create series setting page 2.
For details, see “4.12 Creating Multiple Series” .
The series name set in step 1 is copied for the Description of series setting page 2.
3. Click the tag ② for series setting page 2.
Series setting page 2 is displayed.
4. Set the series name for series 2 in Description.

References
• If Description is left blank, the series name displayed on the card’s tag is used.
• Up to 16 characters can be entered for Description.

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