title: [Measurement of lower extremity length using computed tomography].
abstract: A new method for lower extremities length measurement in patients destined for surgical legalization is presented. It is based on a scan in investigational CT. Reference points are marked and the distance between them is calculated. The record is inclusive of synthetic, diminutive anterior-posterior image of the extremity along with the measurement. Since September 1990 to December 1993, 34 patient underwent this procedure. The advantage is sensitivity better than 1 mm, flexibility in choosing reference points, good reproducibility and little exposure to the radiation. The result is more precise and trustworthy then obtained with other radiological or clinical methods.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Ortopedii Slaskiej AM w Sosnowcu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tokarowski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piechota
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wojciechowski
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gajos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kusz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: Pomiar długości kończyn dolnych przy uzyciu tomografu komputerowego.