9. The Minimum Mode

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents IX
4. Part I: Basics of 3D Ultrasound
5. 1. Basics of 3D and 4D Volume Acquisition 3
6. 2. Orientation and Navigation within a Volume 15
7. Part II: Methods of 3D Rendering
8. 3. 3D Rendering of a Volume 29
9. 4. Volume Contrast Imaging (VCI) 49
10. 5. Multiplanar display I – Orthogonal Mode and Omniview Planes 62
11. 6. Multiplanar Display II: Tomographic Mode 75
12. 7. Surface Mode Rendering and HD-Live 93
13. 8. Maximum Mode Rendering 106
14. 9. The Minimum Mode 117
15. 10. The Inversion Mode 125
16. 11. The Silhouette Tool 133
17. 12. The Glass-Body Mode and HD-Live Flow 143
18. 13. The B-Flow Mode 156
19. 14. Biplane Display Using the Electronic Matrix Transducer 162
20. 15. Calculation of 3D Volumes 178
21. Part III: Clinical Applications of Prenatal Diagnosis
22. 16. 3D Fetal Neurosonography 187
23. 17. 3D of the Fetal Skeleton 206
24. 18. 3D of the Fetal Face 219
25. 19. 3D Intrathoracic and Intraabdominal Organs 236
26. 20. STIC and 3D/4D Fetal Echocardiography 255
27. 21. 3D in Early Pregnancy 269
28. Further literature references and sources 283
29. Index 287