Medicine:Ambivu 3D Workstation

Ambivu 3D Workstation

Stable release	4.1.1 / December 4, 2010 (2010-12-04)
Written in	C++, Qt (framework), OpenGL, GLSL
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Volume rendering, Interactive visualization
Website	AmbiVU - 3D DICOM Viewer

AmbiVU 3D is a commercial medical imaging workstation that is compliant with the DICOM imaging and communications format. It is designed for high speed volume rendering of MRI, CT, PET, PET-CT and dual PET-CT datasets.

AmbiVU 3D is available as a stand-alone application for Windows and Mac OS X.

Features

I/O, Reporting and integration

• DICOM import/export
• Built-in mini-PACs
• Integration via DICOM push, HL7 messaging, command-line interface

2D manipulation

• Orthogonal and curved Multi-planar reformatting
• Typical hanging protocols
• Typical image manipulation controls (zoom, pan, brightness/contrast, magnifier)
• Palettes
• Common annotation tools for measuring angles, distances, surfaces, volumes
• Image processing filters (Edge detect, smooth etc.)

Advanced visualization

• Volume rendering, isosurface rendering, maximum intensity projection (MIP) and Ambient occlusion performed on the GPU using OpenGL and GLSL
• Orthogonal and camera-based cut planes, with the ability to remove just the tissue
• Thick-plate reconstruction
• Fly-through camera modes
• PET-CT mode
• Virtual colonoscopy mode
• Dedicated mammography mode

See also

• List of freeware health software
• Volume rendering

External links

• Ambivu3D website
• Ambivu3D tutorial videos