Figure 7. Image postprocessing. The image on the far left represents the initially acquired raw data without any processing. The other three images have been digitally processed in different ways to illustrate the influence of various software tools on image appearance. Contrast enhancement (second image from left) makes anatomic structures more visible and distinguishable, contrast reduction (second image from right) results in smoothing of the structures, and edge enhancement (image on far right) provides sharper delineation of the fine structures of bones.