There is increasing evidence to suggest patients want to be better informed about their own disease diagnosis. Based on ongoing collaborative work between Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design and Clinical Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside Dundee, a need has been identified for 3-D visualisation strategies to improve disease understanding among patient groups. Scientific imagery such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) allows clinicians to image ever deeper into our body spaces for the purpose of clinical diagnosis. However, interpretation is restricted to the eye of the trained medic within a clinical or scientific context. Captured as a series of 2-D slices, MRI imagery, while useful to a Radiologist, can cause confusion and misunderstanding when presented to patients and their families.
