maximum intensity projection (MIP),

a computerized image display method, used in MR angiography and helical computed tomography; a series of slices are combined with display of the brightest pixel on any slice at each location, and suppression of the background; simulates a projection angiogram.

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maximum intensity projection

A method of processing MRA images that records the maximum intensity ray—generated based on a mathematical algorithm—as it passes through an angiographic volume.

max·i·mum in·ten·si·ty pro·jec·tion

(MIP) (mak'si-mŭm in-ten'si-tē prŏ-jek'shŭn)

Computerized image display method used in magnetic resonance angiography and helical computed tomography; a series of slices are combined with display of the brightest pixel on any slice at each location, and suppression of the background; simulates a projection angiogram.

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The evaluation of a volumetric dataset is usually done interactively using a combination of axial CT, multiplanar reconstruction (MPR), and 3-dimensional postprocessing with volume rendering (VR) and maximum intensity projection (MIP) techniques.

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