Medical imaging: Displaying 3D images in 2D formats makes it easy to miss large targets in clinical settings
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25 March 2021Medical imaging: Displaying 3D images in 2D formats makes it easy to miss large targets in clinical settings
Three-dimensional, or volumetric, images are widely used in medical imaging. Such images faithfully represent the 3D spatial relationships present in the body. Yet 3D images are typically displayed on a two-dimensional monitor, which creates a dimensionality mismatch that must be resolved in a clinical setting where practitioners must search a 2D or a 3D image to find a particular trait or target of interest.
