Conventional tomography in musculoskeletal trauma.
Conventional tomography utilizes controlled blurring of overlying structures, in effect, to remove these possible obscuring overlying structures and permit improved evaluation of anatomic detail within the specific layer or focal plane of interest. Although it has largely been replaced by true sectional imaging modalities such as CT and MR imaging, it remains a valuable tool in specific settings as in musculoskeletal trauma. It is particularly useful when the orientation of the pathology requires coronal or sagittal planes for optimal evaluation.
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