The role of computed tomography in diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
Computed tomography has added another dimension to the evaluation of musculoskeletal disease. The ability to discern subtle differences in tissue densities and the capability of viewing structures in the axial plane has greatly aided the resolution between normal and pathologic tissue and the appreciation of the anatomic relation between normal and pathologic structures. This paper deals with the application of CT in the evaluation of neoplastic, inflammatory, traumatic, metabolic, and congenital diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009141:Musculoskeletal System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*