Image processing from computerized tomography images: virtual reconstruction for telediagnosis

We have developed a system for remote three-dimensional reconstruction, whi ch facilitates telediagnosis. The telereconstruction system is based on a c omputerized tomography (CT) scanner, a workstation connected to the CT scan ner, a PC, which can be geographically far away from the workstation, and a computer program that we have developed. The workstation allows CT images to be stored and image processing to be carried out. The PC permits the use r to control the workstation in making a three-dimensional reconstruction a nd allows the remote user to see that reconstruction. From the PC various g raphical operations can be performed on the three-dimensional model, such a s rotations, translations and cuts through the model. The program therefore allows a remote user to have three-dimensional images and to study them by means of all the options the program provides.