Performance of multi-planar volume rendering versus maximum intensity projection and minimum intensity projection on pulmonary nodule detection

Abstract

MPVR demonstrated superior performance over MIP and MinIP in detecting most types and sizes of pulmonary nodules; however, MinIP was found to be more effective for GGNs. These findings highlight MPVR's potential to improve early lung cancer diagnosis, streamline radiological workflows, and reduce diagnostic variability. Future studies integrating MPVR with artificial intelligence-based detection tools are warranted to further validate its clinical utility.