Abstract

Computer programs that produce 3D surface reformations from sets of contiguous axial CT scans were used in evaluating a variety of acetabular fractures in 20 patients. The 3D images were easily correlated with plain radiographs, and new views were produced that provided a unique perspective not obtainable by conventional radiography. The 3D images were useful in complex displaced fractures in cases in which the interpretation of plain radiographs was difficult. Plain radiographs and conventional CT scans were more sensitive than the 3D images in detecting undisplaced fractures.

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MedicineRadiographyAcetabulumComputed tomographyPlain radiographyTomographyConventional radiographyPerspective (graphical)RadiologyOrthodonticsNuclear medicineSurgeryArtificial intelligence

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Year
1985
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article
Volume
155
Issue
1
Pages
183-186
Citations
113
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Dan L. Burk, Dana C. Mears, W. H. Kennedy et al. (1985). Three-dimensional computed tomography of acetabular fractures.. Radiology , 155 (1) , 183-186. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.155.1.3975401

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10.1148/radiology.155.1.3975401