Data sheet
Cinematic
Anatomy
siemens-healthineers.com/cinematic-anatomy
Your virtual learning experience in anatomy education
Cinematic Anatomy is an immersive application designed
to improve teaching anatomy at medical universities and
medical professional schools. Its photorealistic 3D
visualization of real patient cases can enhance learner ́s
competency, qualify future medical staff, and improve
outcomes with lively lectures to teach the diversity,
variability and complexity of human anatomy.
Based on the patented Cinematic Rendering techniques
the education application displays unprocessed CT and MR
DICOM datasets in a three-dimensional, photorealistic view
for increased understanding of spatial characteristics of
anatomical structures.
Cinematic Anatomy offers a wide range of application
possibilities such as comprehensive annotated content
library ready for use, or direct import of DICOM image files. Cinematic Rendering allows photo-realistic visualization of skull.1
To elaborate these interesting views of the 3D data, the
application has a large variety of tools: standard features
like pan, zoom, rotate, but also advanced ones like clipping
the data or creating 3D animated movies from the data.
A unique feature is the possibility to view the visualization
in stereoscopic 3D with 3D glasses like in a 3D Cinema.
Alternatively Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality set ups
can be used for in depth training. This enables students
to have an even better understanding of the spatial
relations and have a more immersive, comprehensive
and intuitive anatomy learning experience. Key frames and annotations created with application.2
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Cinematic Anatomy features and tools
Content Library and Cases View
Pan, Zoom and Rotate functionality change the
Content Library viewing perspective and size of the displayed volume.
A comprehensive content library provides access to
already annotated CT and MRI data sets within Factory
Presentations which can be downloaded and directly Advanced manipulation and editing
used for teaching. This covers many body regions and
Clip planes
also pathologies, including male and female versions.
The clipping tool enables virtual dissection of
The data sets can be further edited to create custom
structures. It offers up to three clip planes in the
visualization.
visualization hiding everything up to the desired
section and expose the region of interest (ROI).
Key frames & Hyperlinks
When editing the data every preferred view and
Crop box
segmentation can be stored as key frame. Key frames
The Crop Box allows for quick patient orientation aligned
can be linked to URL addresses, for further reference.
clipping, allowing the lecturer to adjust them quickly
during a class. Easily structures outside the defined
Presentations
cube can get masked out by moving the cut sliders.
Presentations comprise stored key frames of a data set /
case for quick retrieval and demonstration purposes.
MPR Clip plane
They can be edited and organized. Presentation export*
This special clip plane can get activated to examine
enables usage of the presentation on other devices
the images in MPR mode and to demonstrate how
with the application.
2D images and the 3D volume relate. The MPR mode
generates an additional two-dimensional view based
Cases
on the three-dimensional volume from the data set.
Users can directly import DICOM CT and MR data for
processing with the application. The import function
Vessel Clip plane
enables to add patient scans from the hospital or e.g.
Applying this kind of melting clip plane reduces the
scans from anatomical body donors and to present
rendered volume on one side of the clip plane to high
any part of the human body. Imported cases can be
contrast structure. Using windowing, the effects on
organized through creation and editing of Groups*.
the vessels can be directly controlled by changing the
Efficient handling is further supported through
thresholds of the image. High contrast structures like
Bookmark function* for cases.
vessels can be more easily distinguished in the volume.
Visualization tools Annotation
Body structures can be easily labelled through the
Presets
integrated annotation tool. An annotation can be
The Presets tool applies pre-defined lighting and
pinned to any point of the visualization. They can get
window parameters on the displayed 3D volume, from
edited, deleted, hidden and also grouped for better
a list of preconfigured presets for a wide variety of
structuring and overview.
circumstances. The lighting can be chosen with strength
and angle of illumination. The Window presets offer
Mask
various choices for the visualization of CT and MR
For highlighting or segmenting anatomical structures
data according to defined transfer functions and the
Masks can get created and applied to the visualization.
hounsfield scale. These are grouped into topographical
For applying brush masks color and brush size can be
regions for convenience. Additionally, user specific*
chosen as well as the Windowing settings. In addition
presets can get created.
external masks (syngo or MHD format) can get
imported and applied.
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Software updates and Support
We constantly work on new features and improvements
Mask (Carve)
to fit Cinematic Anatomy even better to your needs.
If certain elements disturb the visualization they can
be erased manually with the help of the Carve tool.
On a regular basis we will offer you updates to your
Constrained to the windowing level this even allows
Cinematic Anatomy installation. You will receive these
to carve of only what is visible in the current setting.
update notifications once connected to the internet.
Version upgrades are made available for the Software
Export tools as further specified in the offer made by Siemens
Healthineers to your Institution.
Snapshot
The Snapshot tool saves an image of the currently Pro version features will appear dimmed in the Standard
displayed visualization to the local system. application. The user can always upgrade from Standard
Different quality and resolution settings up to 8k* to Pro version.
can be selected.
If you have any technical problems or challenges while
Movie Maker using Cinematic Anatomy, please use the “Report issue”
Smooth animated movies can be quickly created from function in the upper right corner of the application.
simply selecting a sequence of keyframes. All keyframes This will automatically provide our support team with
of a presentation can be utilized once or multiple times. log files to investigate on your issue. They are at your
After choosing rendering quality and resolution the service from Monday to Friday and will get back to you
application indicates the estimated rendering time within one working day.
for the video export.
Alternatively write an email to our support team:
ies-support.func@siemens-healthineers.com
Demonstration features
Stereoscopic 3D*
For immersive impressions of the anatomy, stereoscopic
3D visualization can be activated. An integrated 3D
pointer additionally supports depth and spacial
perception. 3D screens and high resolution 3D
projectors are supported with 3D QuadBuffer mode.
3D glasses are required for the audience to enjoy the
photorealistic visualizations in the 3D space.
Gamepad support
In order to provide easy control of the application
while lecturing, an XBOX controller is supported as
an input device. This allows to move freely in the room
during a lecture and still change the visualization.
Photorealistic visualization with Cinematic Anatomy. Through
Virtual and Augmented Reality* Cinematic Rendering light rays are physically simulated and interact
with the medical volume data creating realistic highlights, shadows
A single user can explore the CR visualization in VR or
and texture properties. Cinematic Rendering allows users to more
AR through wearing a respective head-set. The 3D easily comprehend depth and occlusion, like on real world cadaveric
data set can be zoomed, panned, rotated, windowed specimen or plastic model – but in a digital model.3
and clipped.
*Available only with the Pro Version of Cinematic Anatomy.
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Hardware requirements Installation of Cinematic Anatomy
A device with comparable specifications is recommended Cinematic Anatomy is a software-only application that is
to enable a satisfying user experience in terms of rendering downloadable from the internet.
speed and visualization quality.
It can be run on the desired Windows customer hardware
alongside other software. For simple execution, download
CPU Recommended:
the instructions guide through the installation process.
Intel i7 10th Gen or higher
Automatic updates will be regularly provided.
AMD Ryzen 7 3000 or higher
To install or regularly update Cinematic Anatomy, Internet
GPU Minimum: access is a mandatory prerequisite. It is recommended to
Nvidia GeForce RTX 2000 or higher have a connection rate of 1 MBit/s or higher. Depending
on how many licenses were purchased, the activation
AMD Radeon RX 6000 or higher series key for Cinematic Anatomy can only be installed on the
respective number of devices. Local administrative rights
Memory 16 GB RAM are required to install or update the application.
Storage 150 MB (for the application) 1. Download the software package from the
500 GB (for the data) or higher Cinematic Anatomy wepage:
siemens-healthineers.com/cinematic-anatomy
Operating Windows 10
System Windows 11 2. Extract the zip-file.
3. Install the software package on your computer
Controller Microsoft Xbox wireless controller
(optional)
4. Enter activation key that was received from
the Siemens Healthineers Sales Representative
VR/AR set up • HP Reverb G2 headset
(optional) • HTC Vive Pro headset
5. Finished. You can now use Cinematic Anatomy
• Microsoft HoloLens 2
• Microsoft Xbox wireless controller
• Desktop CPU/GPU recommended
Data security and privacy aspects
Laptop versions of CPUs and GPUs are usually slower Please take care that you have proper anti virus software
than their equivalent desktop version. Therefore, higher installed in your system and that you have proper data
performance CPU and GPU is needed in a laptop to achieve back-up configured in your system to avoid data loss.
the same rendering performance as their equivalent version
in a desktop PC. The rendering is mainly influenced by the Also please note, Cinematic Anatomy enables to import
GPU, so a better GPU speeds up the rendering process. raw DICOM data to your local computer, but it does not
provide any anonymization or minimization feature. It is
To enable a smooth VR experience we recommend as customer`s responsibility that any data used with
desktop set-up Cinematic Anatomy will only be used in line with
• GPU: Nvidia A4000, GeForce RTX 3070, 3080, applicable laws, particularly data privacy laws.
• CPU: Intel Core i7, i9 Intel Xeon W/AMD Ryzen 7, 9.
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Training material Points of Contact
For Cinematic Anatomy several training material is We are very interested in your feedback and any
available. A first insight is given on the Cinematic Anatomy suggestions for further improvement of our application.
webpage. There you can find our demo movies. Within the Also we continuously look for data to add to our content
application a comprehensive help menu is integrated. library. If you wish to support the Cinematic Anatomy
Here every functionality is explained complemented community with this please get back to us via your local
by videos. Siemens Healthineers sales representative or via our
support team referring to “Cinematic Anatomy Feedback”
Additionally, there are events and webcasts from time to ies-support.func@siemens-healthineers.com
time that introduce Cinematic Anatomy, provide insights,
and explain software updates. Special mention should be
made of the Cinematic Anatomy Expert Talk series, where
Siemens Healthineers and customers exchange ideas and
share their experiences.
For further information visit the
Cinematic Anatomy webpage
You can also register for the events on the webpage by
using the contact form. After you complete registration
you will receive a confirmation with the corresponding
access data for the online event.
An interactive user manual is provided within the application through the Cinematic Anatomy Help.4
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Source of images
1) Skull: UCLH Stroke EIT Dataset – CC BY-SA 4.0 Goren, Nir,
Dowrick, Thomas, Avery, James, & Holder, David. (2017).
UCLH Stroke EIT Dataset – Radiology Data [Data set].
Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1199398
This image is created under Creative Common license
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
2) A
rterial System: The Cancer Imaging Archive.
https://doi.org/10.7937/k9/tcia.2018.odu24gze
3) M
elanoma Metastases: The Cancer Imaging Archive.
https://doi.org/10.7937/k9/tcia.2018.odu24gze
4) Heart: Desai, S., Baghal, A., Wongsurawat, T., Al-Shukri, S.,
Gates, K., Farmer, P., Rutherford, M., Blake, G.D., Nolan, T.,
Powell, T., Sexton, K., Bennett, W., Prior, F. (2020). Data
from Chest Imaging with Clinical and Genomic Correlates
Representing a Rural COVID-19 Positive Population
[Data set]. The Cancer Imaging Archive.
https://doi.org/10.7937/tcia.2020.py71-5978.
Data 2-3 used in this publication were generated by
the National Cancer Institute Clinical Proteomic Tumor
Analysis Consortium (CPTAC).
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and/or for all modalities. If the services are not marketed
in countries due to regulatory or other reasons, the service
offering cannot be guaranteed. Please contact your local
Siemens Healthineers organization for further details.
Not for clinical use. For training purposes only.
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