3D scanning and modeling is used in a wide range of applications like manufacturing, aerospace, security, biomedicine, etc. This kind of systems allows the scanning of a 3D point cloud that can be meshed and rendered in order to obtain a complete 3D model. However, 3D vision cannot detect subsurface defects. This later can be achieved using other imaging modalities, like thermal infrared imagin...

BACKGROUND Three-dimensional (3D) imaging with a mobile C-arm has proven to be a valuable intraoperative tool in trauma surgery. However, little data is available concerning its use in the treatment of elbow fractures. The aim of the current study was to determine the intraoperative findings and consequences of 3D imaging in the treatment of elbow fractures. METHODS Between 2001 and 2015, pro...

This paper presents and explores 3D techniques for analyzing historic textile fragment. The textile fragment piece examined throughout this paper originates from the English National Trust archive held in the collection at Claydon House. The aim is to utilize data collected with a combination of both 2D pattern software and state-of-the-art 3D technology to both recreate and reconstruct a compe...

Modern imaging techniques are an essential component of preoperative planning in plastic and reconstructive surgery. However, conventional modalities, including three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions, are limited by their representation on 2D workstations. 3D printing, also known as rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing, was once the province of industry to fabricate models from a compute...

Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture is a powerful tool to study cell growth under 3D condition. To perform a simple test for anti-cancer drugs in 3D culture, visualization of non-proliferated cells is required. We propose a fluorescent imaging-based assay to analyze cancer cell proliferation in 3D culture. We used a pulse-labeling technique with a photoconvertible fluorescent protein Kaede to i...

OBJECTIVE To compare the image quality of volume isotropic turbo spin echo acquisition (VISTA) imaging method with that of the three-dimensional (3D) isotropic fast field echo (FFE) imaging method applied for ankle joint imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS MR imaging of the ankles of 10 healthy volunteers was performed with VISTA and 3D FFE sequences by using a 3.0 T machine. Two radiologists retr...

Airy beams maintain their intensity profiles over a large propagation distance without substantial diffraction and exhibit lateral bending during propagation1-5. This unique property has been exploited for micromanipulation of particles6, generation of plasma channels7 and guidance of plasmonic waves8, but has not been explored for high-resolution optical microscopy. Here, we introduce a self-b...

Background: Recent advances in carotid artery wall imaging have seen a transition from 2D to more efficient 3D imaging. However, a disadvantage of 3D scans is their longer time to complete the acquisition, making them more susceptible to motion artefacts, particularly swallowing and bulk head motion during the long acquisition time. Whilst, in still the more commonly used 2D sequences, these mo...