This RSNA meeting will offer proof positive that advanced visualization is shedding its reputation as an exotic viewing approach and is becoming an indispensable clinical tool for image review and analysis. Computer-aided detection (CAD), 3D visualization, image quantification, and other techniques are winning converts as they become more integrated into radiology's routine workflow.
Cardiac CT has become one of medical imaging's hottest new applications, and software developers are tracking the trend with new analysis packages that produce breathtaking image renderings.
Another new trend, enterprise image distribution, is having an impact as vendors look for ways to disseminate advanced visualization tools beyond radiology and into the hands of referring physicians and even patients, in some cases.
PACS integration has become another popular buzzword as advanced visualization vendors seek to dispel the image of their products being used in isolation on specialized workstations that are apart from the main workflow environment. Software vendors have been busy inking new relationships designed to turn CAD, 3D, and other applications into tools that can be launched directly from the PACS desktop, and the fruits of their labors will be evident on the McCormick Place exhibit floor.
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