Abstract
Computer methods for reconstruction of three-dimensional (3-D) images from standard CT scans have been developed. The process does not require special computer knowlege and can be performed with a unmodified CT scanner. 3-D images are especially valuable for conveying information to nonradiologist physicians, who are unfamiliar with the numerous slice-format images produced in a standard CT examination. The utility of these methods for clarification of areas of complex skeletal anatomy has been previously demonstrated in the literature. We performed 3-D imaging on a normal isolated cadaver hand and on a patient with scaphoid fracture. In both cases the 3-D images obtained had excellent osseous antomical detail. A method of acquisition of high quality wrist CT scans, suitable for 3-D processing, is suggested.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 67-73 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1988 |
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Keywords
- Computed tomography
- Reconstruction Technique
- Three-dimensional
- Wrist
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science Applications
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Three-dimensional surface reconstruction of the carpal bones from CT scans : Transaxial versus coronal technique. / Biondetti, Pietro R.; Vannier, Michael W.; Gilula, Louis A.; Knapp, Robert H.
In: Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, Vol. 12, No. 1, 1988, p. 67-73.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Biondetti, Pietro R.
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AU - Gilula, Louis A.
AU - Knapp, Robert H.
PY - 1988
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AB - Computer methods for reconstruction of three-dimensional (3-D) images from standard CT scans have been developed. The process does not require special computer knowlege and can be performed with a unmodified CT scanner. 3-D images are especially valuable for conveying information to nonradiologist physicians, who are unfamiliar with the numerous slice-format images produced in a standard CT examination. The utility of these methods for clarification of areas of complex skeletal anatomy has been previously demonstrated in the literature. We performed 3-D imaging on a normal isolated cadaver hand and on a patient with scaphoid fracture. In both cases the 3-D images obtained had excellent osseous antomical detail. A method of acquisition of high quality wrist CT scans, suitable for 3-D processing, is suggested.
KW - Computed tomography
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