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Like editing volume data sets in the VOI mode, you can
use the 3D Editor, too. You are provided with tools for
cutting out structures from an object that you have
previously generated.
Using the Slab Editor you can define your own cutting
depth.
Morphological Operations
In some cases it will not be simple to separate the
structures of an object using the cutting tools. Here we
recommend eroding or shrinking the areas of the
object by a specified surface thickness, until the
obscuring structures are no longer contained in the
object.
You can subsequently dilate or blow up the remaining
object areas by a defined surface thickness. As a result,
the irrelevant areas contained at the outset are now
removed from the representation.
If you perform the same operations in reverse order,
small cavities in the object will be filled.
Documentation of Results
The buttons Copy to Film sheet and Save/Save As are
always available. You can always document intermedi-
ate results by using these buttons.
To save images you have following possibilities:
• Storing the new series automatically during recon-
struction
• The Save button will store the image/series with no
further check
• The Save as button will give you the ability to choose
a name for the new the image/series before storing
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