TLA products have not be certified for medical use, but at the practitioners discretion may be used to assist in the interpretation of standard radiological data.

Current Radiological practice is generally that the images from a patient’s CT or MRI scan are provided to the ordering Clinician as 2D slices, as well as snapshots of a possible 3D image reformation in digital or hard copy form.
Using the power of TLA Technology, as well as the usual hard copy films of the representative slices, this scan data can now be provided to the Clinician as a truly interactive 3D image (figure next page). Using the TLA Generator Software on a networked CT or MRI workstation, the Radiology Service Provider creates the 3D image file from the imported Scan data and transmits them to the Clinician on CD or by network or broadband connection. The Radiologist could supply, or the Clinician may already have the TLA Viewer software on their computer to allow real time viewing and manipulation of the 3D model. The viewing interaction in 3D allows the clinician to better understand the anatomical relationships of the affected area, plan the appropriate intervention and demonstrate to the patient in a dynamic and clear fashion the proposed intervention or pathology. It is envisaged that the TLA Viewer programme will become widely available as increasing numbers of Radiologists recognise that the provision of a 3D model of the scanned area is of benefit to the clinician for diagnostic, therapeutic and patient educational purposes.
 Further technological developments will allow Arthroplasty templating in 3D as well as virtual pre-surgical simulation.

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