<s>
In	O
scientific	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
,	O
a	O
maximum	B-Application
intensity	I-Application
projection	I-Application
(	O
MIP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
method	O
for	O
3D	O
data	O
that	O
projects	B-Algorithm
in	O
the	O
visualization	O
plane	O
the	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
with	O
maximum	O
intensity	O
that	O
fall	O
in	O
the	O
way	O
of	O
parallel	O
rays	O
traced	O
from	O
the	O
viewpoint	O
to	O
the	O
plane	O
of	O
projection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MIP	O
imaging	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
routinely	O
by	O
physicians	O
in	O
interpreting	O
Positron	B-Application
Emission	I-Application
Tomography	I-Application
(	O
PET	O
)	O
or	O
Magnetic	B-Algorithm
Resonance	I-Algorithm
Angiography	I-Algorithm
studies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
easy	O
improvement	O
to	O
MIP	O
is	O
Local	B-Application
maximum	I-Application
intensity	I-Application
projection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
