
How to Open .MVL files
Windows
Additional extension information
| File type: |
Data |
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Infrequent |
| Author: |
SONOACE |
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Other .MVL file extensions
The .MVL file format is used to store 3D ultrasound data and is often used in the medical profession (E.g video containing 3D movie of baby in the womb).
I don't know if there is a player or a codec (I'm serching it also)
Peter
Have a Merry christmas for all of you.
I found some specifications from Sonoace detailing their DICOM format data (which seems to be pretty easy to convert to other formats) but no mention of MVL.
What we need to find is a copy of the "SonoView Pro" program
www.sonoace.de/sonoviewsw.html
It seems like it'll run in a normal windows environment.
I'm guessing that with that 3DXI program Stewe linked to it would be possible to save out a sequence of images through the data and then reassemble that into a voxel cloud using normal DICOM proccessing software
www.sph.sc.edu/comd/rorden/dicom.html
like the program ImageJ
rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/
Which it claims can do volumetric reconstruction from a series of images... but that's a lot of manual work.
Using a program like 3DXI you can then access this data and reconstruct the images your doctor saw. This format DOES NOT include any movies. Just 3D data from your ultra-sound examinations.
The only thing you can do with these files is look at different slices of your examinations - you can look at 2D pictures from the back of your baby's head all the way through his body and into the back of your womb.
I wouldn't make to much effort in trying to open the file, but 3DXI (60 days evaluation posted by Stewe) is capable of doing it (you need a little bit of technical expertise to understand how to operate the programs).
To val, I think you may have just been processing the JPGs that were stored in the same directory as your MVL files - I've used CS3 in the manner you described and does not seem at able to process info from MVL files. To make sure, repeat the procedure with just the MVL files in a directory.
How can i play it?
If you have, which part are you having problems with? I'm sure someone will be able to help, but we need to know which part of the downloading/installing/using program you have a problem with.
The only way Photoshop can open an MVL is if you slice the file into unformatted BMP data that is the size of the individual slices and then open as a raw file with the known frame size of the slices. It's not a trivial task.
That's how I reconstructed voxel data to produce this 3d render based on an MVL of my daughter:
http://cotmm.theqcp.org/gallery/lauren_third_render.jpg
I am trying to get someone or couples to donate some MVL files, so I can try to convert to STL (CAD) format. I want to print these images into physical models for couples. I print CAT scan and MRI files, but my software is made for DICOM files. I need to see if it will work for these MVL files. My software manufacturer doesn't know about MVL files either.
I would be willing to produce a model, if it works, for the first donation, depending if it is in north America.
Please Email: stu _AT_ 3printdimensions.ca
Take a look at www.3Dbabybeeld.nl.
You can also try our English website www.3Dbabymodel.com which will be online at the end of June 2009.
You will be able to order a physical 3D babymodel online by uploading your .mvl file through this website.
http://www.cnflyhk.net/soft/index.htm