Configuring Slice Thickness

You can change the thickness of slices displayed in your viewport by applying a preset slice thickness or a customized thickness.

You can select the slabbing algorithm of a customized slice. For example, you can apply maximum intensity projection (MIP) to a slice to highlight dense tissue like vessels, or apply minimum intensity projection (MinIP) to study lower density—perhaps air-filled—objects.

Configure slice thickness with any of the reconstructions you created by using the Reformat menu.

To configure slice thickness:

  1. Open an MR or CT series.
  2. Click the triangle icon Triangle icon to expand the Advanced Visualization toolbar.
  3. Click the Reformat menu button Reformat menu button to show image reformatting tools.

  4. To apply a preset slick thickness, select one of the following:

    Select:

    For:

    Thin slabbing button

    Thin slabbing. Applies the “native” slice thickness; that is, the slice thickness at which the image was originally captured.

    Thick slabbing button

    Thick slabbing. If the native slice thickness is greater than 2.5 mm, this value is the native value. Otherwise, the value is set at 2.5 mm.

  5. To customize slice thickness, select Custom Slabbing Custom Slabbing button.

    The Customization menu appears.

  6. To increase or decrease slice thickness in 0.1 mm increments, use the slide bar.

    The range of possible values is from 0 to 50.0 mm.

  7. To alter intensity projection of your slice, select an option from the menu:

    Select:

    To:

    Ave

    (Average intensity projection)

    Display the average pixel value for the slab.

    MIP

    (Maximum intensity projection)

    Display the maximum pixel value for the slab. (Default value.)

    MinIP

    (Minimum intensity projection)

    Display the minimum pixel value for the slab.

See Also

User Interface Preferences