<s>
In	O
scientific	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
,	O
a	O
local	B-Application
maximum	I-Application
intensity	I-Application
projection	I-Application
(	O
LMIP	O
,	O
Local	O
MIP	O
)	O
or	O
Closest	O
Vessel	O
Projection	O
(	O
CVP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
volume	O
rendering	O
method	O
for	O
3D	O
data	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
proposed	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
to	O
the	O
maximum	B-Application
intensity	I-Application
projection	I-Application
(	O
MIP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Local	B-Application
maximum	I-Application
intensity	I-Application
projection	I-Application
has	O
been	O
proposed	O
as	O
in	O
visualization	O
of	O
data	O
from	O
computerized	O
tomography	O
and	O
magnetic	O
resonance	O
imaging	O
.	O
</s>
