Direct Multi Planar Reformat (Dmpr) - GE Revolution CT User Manual

3 Direct Multi Planar Reformat (DMPR)

Direct Multi Planar Reformat (DMPR) allows you to move from the usual 2D image review mode
to a prospective 3D image review mode in the axial, sagittal, coronal and oblique planes. You
can also automatically create batch reformats using predefined reformat protocols and network
reformatted images to selected reading locations, reducing total exam time and increasing
productivity.
DMPR displays images in anatomical orientation where anterior is at the top, posterior is at the
bottom, right is on the left and left is on the right. For example, if you have a data set where the
patient was scanned prone, the image display is automatically set to this orientation.
Reformat protocols can be applied in three ways:
• Automatically – the reformat protocol is defined before the scan takes place and runs after
the source images have reconstructed.
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Semi-automatically – the reformat protocol is defined before the scan takes place but
requires manual prescription of the slices before it is run.
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Manually – the reformat protocol is defined after the scan is acquired.
No matter how reformats are applied, they appear in the Reconstruction and Image Processing
Task List.
DMPR allows for:
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visualization of multi-planar volumes
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creation of multi-planar reformat batch images
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visualization of multi-planar batches
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networking of multi-planar batch images
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archiving of multi-planar batch images
Applications of DMPR include:
• fast review of scan prescription
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combined with AutoView for trauma imaging and automated multiplanar reformat protocols
• surgical planning assessment of trauma
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CT angiography
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as a supplement for other diagnostic information
To combine groups, the following parameters must be identical within each group:
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Scan Type
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Thickness
• Interval
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