Telereconstruction from computerized tomography images for the distance teaching of medicine

A system for making remote two- and three-dimensional reconstructions from computerized tomography images has been developed in order to improve medic al teleteaching. It allows the automatic two- and three-dimensional remote visualization of the anatomical structure of interest. As a part of this sy stem, software has been developed which allows many visual operations or tr ansformations on a remote three-dimensional model. It permits the remote wo rkstation and the local workstation to visualize every transformation simul taneously. It allows a doctor to interact virtually and remotely with the a natomical structure. The software enables examination of the anatomical mod el from all angles, even from inside (including planar and three-dimensiona l presentations).