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RadiAnt DICOM Viewer

Navigation: Advanced Topics > 3D Volume Rendering (VR)

Changing color and opacity

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Click the  Adjust window  button on the toolbar (or press the  W  key).

 

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Next, press the left mouse button over the image and drag the mouse to change the range of displayed voxel values.

 

Up to display voxels with higher density/intensity values

Down to display voxels with lower density/intensity values

 

Left to shrink the range of displayed voxel values

Right to expand the range of displayed voxel values

 

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By default, the windowing tool is associated with the middle mouse button.

Press the  Ctrl  key and drag the mouse with the left button down, and the windowing tool will be active regardless of current association.

 

On multi-touch devices, touch the image with three fingers and drag them in the directions described above to adjust window level and width.

 

Click  Default window  or press  0  to set default window for the current volume.

 

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Custom window

 

Press the  Ctrl + F11  keys or click on the  Custom window  menu item to precisely adjust the WW/WL settings.

 

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You can learn more about the custom window setting in the 2D viewer section.

 

 

Shading

 

Shading allows you to visualize volume with a better perception of 3D space.

 

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To toggle shading click  Shading  or press  Ctrl + S .

 

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