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3D Medical Image Processing and Editing Software

Mimics translates scanner data into full 3D CAD models, finite element meshes
or rapid prototyping (STL) data within minutes and allows you
to simulate surgical procedures.
Import
Mimics imports 2D stacked images
such as CT, MRI, or Microscopy data
in a wide variety of formats, far beyond
DICOM. The import software:
Provides direct access to images
written on proprietary optical disks
and tapes
Converts them into the Materialise
image format
Preserves all necessary information
for further processing.
Please refer to our website
www.materialise.com/mimics for the full list of
supported scanners and optical drives.
Visualization
Mimics displays the image data in
several ways, each providing unique
information. Mimics divides the screen
into four views:
The original axial view
The coronal view (made up by the
resliced data)
The sagittal view (made up by the
resliced data)
The 3D view
Mimics includes several visualization
functions such as contrast enhancement,
panning, zooming and rotating of the
3D view.
3D Rendering and 3D
Information
Calculating the 3D model
Mimics provides a flexible interface for
quickly calculating a 3D model of the
region of interest. Information about
height, width, volume, surface, etc. is
available for every 3D model.
Displaying the 3D model
Mimics can display the 3D model in
any of the windows with visualization
functions that include real-time rotation,
pan, zoom and transparency.
Advanced rendering
The ability to apply advanced rendering
with OpenGL hardware acceleration
offers high-quality rendering for optimal
display of the 3D objects. By using the
clipping functions, it is possible to view
inside a 3D object or see how an STL is
located on the images and much more.

The Mimics
user interface
shows the axial,
sagittal and
coronal images
and the 3D view.

Reporting
Reporting everything
The enhanced Print function allows you to print a complete report with general project
information, 3D views and all axial and resliced images. You can create screenshots
from all views and print them or save them to a file (BMP or JPEG). You can also export
images in BMP or JPEG format in 1:1 scale.

Creating movies
You can create movies of your work in a matter of minutes by using the movie capture
tool. Users can choose the whole application or a designated view and the whole
movie can be saved in different formats.
Some examples of the 3D rendering options in Mimics
Registration Functions
Three different methods exist to combine
information from different sources.
Image registration
Image registration combines the
information from two different datasets
like a CT and MRI dataset of the same
patient or a pre-op and post-op scan,
into one Mimics project.
STL registration
STL registration finds the best location
of a loaded STL file on one of the masks
in the project. This tool provides you
the capability, for example, to register
a dental cast that has been optically
scanned on that patient’s CD data.
Point registration
Point registration provides a fast, easy
tool for moving a loaded STL file to a
specific location by placing landmark
points on the STL and on the images or
3D object of the dataset.
By combining the information in a CT and MRI dataset
with the image registration function, it is possible
to create 3D models that show both
soft tissue and bone.
CT
Merged CT/MRI
Measurements
Point-to-point measurement
With Mimics, you can perform point-
to-point measurements on both the 2D
slices and the 3D reconstructions.
Profile line and gray value
measurement
A profile line displays an intensity profile
of the gray values along a user-defined
line. You can make accurate measure-
ments based on the gray values using
different methods. These measurements
are ideal for technical CT-users.
Density measurements
Perform density measurements in an
ellipse or rectangle: area, mean, gray value
and standard deviation are displayed. All
measurements are saved in the project
file for future reference.
MRI
Cropping and Reslicing
Selecting a specific area in the dataset
can be accomplished with the crop
project tool by drawing a box on each
of the views.
Two reslicing tools are available:
On-line reslice tool
On-line reslicing allows you to display
cross-sectional and parallel images that
are orthogonal and along a user-drawn
curve in the axial view. Users can define
several different reslice curves that are
saved in the Mimics project.
Export resliced project tool
The export resliced project tool has an
easy to use interface that allows you to
export a resliced Mimics projects along
a user-drawn line. This line can be drawn
in any view and in any direction.
Datasets can be resliced to change
the orientation of the image volume.
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