Three-dimensional computed tomographic imaging and modeling in the upper extremity

• Published in: Hand clinics Vol. 26; no. 3; p. 447
• Main Authors: Guitton, Thierry G, Ring, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Models, Anatomic; Software; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Upper Extremity - anatomy & histology; Upper Extremity - diagnostic imaging; Upper Extremity - injuries
• ISSN: 1558-1969
• DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2010.04.007

Technologic advances in imaging of the upper extremity have taken an immense leap in the last decade. So has the amount of research that has been published on this subject. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions, in particular, have improved identification of fracture characteristics, such as fragme...