J. Michael Tyszka

Department of Radiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90048

Received 12/16/96; Accepted 12/24/96; On-line 01/01/96

4. DISCUSSION
We have shown that geometric surface generation from spiral CT data allows the creation of 3D models which can be easily converted to a form which is widely accepted across the World Wide Web. The VRML format allows remote interaction with 3D models generated directly from clinical data without the requirement for expensive computer visualization hardware at the remote location. The VRML definition allows many more properties, including textures, animation, multiple objects and hot-linking, that have not been implemented in this project. In the future, some of these features may become useful for attaching additional information to the model. It is also conceivable that VRML models may be generated following a CT examination and incorporated into online reports for a referring physician to view alongside conventional 2D slice images.