From Movies to Medicine
“The images really look just like what you see later in the operation.”
Arnaud Van Linden, MD
Senior Physician, Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiac Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany
![The photorealistic representation is closer to the real-life surgical view than other imaging representation methods.](https://corporate.webassets.siemens-healthineers.com/1800000005569324/124ee4ef1d34/v/a2626a8ccaec/Cinematic-Rendering_16-9-2_1800000005569324.jpg)
“Especially in complex anatomical situations, these visualizations are helpful.”
Christian Krautz, MD
Visceral Surgeon, Clinic for Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Germany
Cinematic rendering takes 3D visualization to the next level.”
Elliot Fishman, MD
Director of Diagnostic Imaging and Body CT, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- [1] Dappa E, Higashigaito K, Fornaro J, et al. (2016) Cinematic rendering – an alternative to volume rendering for 3D computed tomography imaging. Insights Imaging 7:849-56
- [2] Van Linden A et al. (2017) New coronary imaging: Cinematic Rendering, EACTS Techno College 2017
[3] Rowe SP, Fritz J, Fishman EK (2018) CT evaluation of musculoskeletal trauma: initial experience with cinematic rendering. Emerg Radiol 25:93-101
- [4] Rowe SP, Johnson PT, Fishman EK (2018) MDCT of ductus diverticulum: 3D cinematic rendering to enhance understanding of anatomic configuration and avoid misinterpretation as traumatic aortic injury. Emerg Radiol 25:209-13
- The statements by Siemens Healthineers customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer’s unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.