title: [Three-dimensional computerized tomography of diseases of the bones and joints].
abstract: Three-dimensional CT (3-DCT) surface reconstructions were generated in 157 patients with various disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Whereas generating the 3-D display of ligaments, tendons, intervertebral discs and nerve roots was difficult and time-consuming, the comprehension of complex abnormalities of bony structures was easier than with two-dimensional CT. 3-DCT was particularly useful in the preoperative planning of hip and spine surgeries while it also simplified the intraoperative orientation. 3-DCT proved to be a useful diagnostic method supplementing axial computed tomography.
authors: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Lang
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Hedtmann
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Steiger
authors: H K
authors: HK
authors: Genant
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Krämer
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Stoller
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Dreidimensionale Computertomographie bei Erkrankungen der Knochen und Gelenke.