MPR & MIPS

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Generally speaking when cone beam CT is acquired most individuals look at the volumetric or 3D image and ignore the three other sequences that the workstation presents by default. For some basic defenitions MPR stands for multiplanar reconstruction simply referring to the thinest section of axial, coronal, and saggital cross sectional images and MIP, or maximum intensity projection is taking the MPR's and representing the brightest single voxel within a slab of a given width. There are reasons why we use MPRs and MIPs in distinct scenarios as you will see in different parts of the website.