Medtronic and Vital Images have partnered to offer a new technology of 3D reconstructions of CT Images of abdominal and thoracic aorta for preoperative planning for treatment of aneurysms.
3D Recon is a new service from Medtronic that converts two-dimensional computed tomography (CT) axial images to three-dimensional images, offering advanced visualization of the anatomy and aneurysm measurement for device sizing. This technology allows physicians to streamline pre-case planning and patient follow-up. It is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration under a 510(k) granted to Vital Images.
I have to admit, it sounds like just isosurfaces of 3D CT Scans, which have been around for a while.
via 3D Recon Turns CT Axial Images into Volumetric Visualizations.
The rendering technology is realtime volume rendering, not isosurface extraction. The application will be demonstrated at the RSNA 2009 conference this week.