Smith P A, Heath D G, Fishman E K
Department of Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1998 Mar-Apr;22(2):212-4. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199803000-00009.
Our purpose was to describe a technique for visualizing the inner contours of the vasculature using contrast enhanced spiral CT and volume rendering techniques. Because the technique is similar to using a camera to look inside vessels, we call this technique "virtual angioscopy." Preliminary results suggest virtual angioscopy using volumetric 3D rendering techniques as a potentially useful technique for the noninvasive evaluation of vascular pathology.
