Keywords:
Musculoskeletal system, Bones, CT, CT-High Resolution, Technology assessment, Comparative studies, Diagnostic procedure, Arthritides, Tissue characterisation, Trauma
Authors:
A. Y. Vasilyev, E. Egorova, N. Blinov, D. V. Makarova, M. Dutova; Moscow/RU
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2013/C-0336
Conclusion
Clinical testing of CBCT detected the range of possibilities and indications for its use in diagnostics of injuries and diseases of wrists:
- CBCT is a method of choice in assessment of small pathological remodeling areas (under 5,0 mm),
posttraumatic changes of bone tissues,
segments with compound anatomical structure,
where summational effect is marked mostly on standard roentgenograms;
- it gives an opportunity to assess condition of dense soft-tissue structures,
to reveal an accumulation of over fluid in joint cavity,
synovial bursae and tendon vaginas;
- CBCT with its low dose and high quality images could be used as a priority method on the first step of diagnostics,
instead of standard roentgenography;
- narrow artifacts of steel-works and steel-density foreign bodies don`t reduce a quality of images and its opportunities in dynamical monitoring in aftertreatment control.