Using cone-beam CT as a low-dose 3D imaging technique for the extremities: initial experience in 50 subjects

• Published in: Skeletal radiology Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 797 - 809
• Main Authors: Huang, Ambrose J., Chang, Connie Y., Thomas, Bijoy J., MacMahon, Peter J., Palmer, William E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2015; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography - methods; CT imaging; Extremities - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Methods; Middle Aged; Multidetector Computed Tomography - methods; Nuclear Medicine; Orthopedics; Pathology; Pilot Projects; Privacy, Right of; Radiation; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Protection - methods; Radiographic Image Enhancement - methods; Radiology; Radiometry; Reproducibility of Results; Scientific Article; Sensitivity and Specificity; Radiation dose; Fracture; Hardware; Computed tomography; Cone-beam computed tomography; Artifact
• ISSN: 0364-2348; 1432-2161; 1432-2161
• DOI: 10.1007/s00256-015-2105-9

Purpose To prospectively evaluate a dedicated extremity cone-beam CT (CBCT) scanner in cases with and without orthopedic hardware by (1) comparing its imaging duration and image quality to those of radiography and multidetector CT (MDCT) and (2) comparing its radiation dose to that of MDCT. Material...