title: [3-D CT for the demonstration of findings in compound skull injuries].
abstract: Conventional radiographs, axial CT with multiplanar 2-D and 3-D-CT reformations were obtained in 20 patients presenting with craniofacial injuries, to evaluate the capabilities of 3-D-CT. The image quality was assessed by two readers. Sagittal and oblique components as well as comminuted fractures could be detected by 3-D-CT reconstructions similarly to axial CT with 2-D reformations. Displacements over 2 mm were confidently documented by 3-D-CT images. 3-D-CT reconstructions allow an improved demonstration of rotational components of fractured fragments. 3-D-CT images are not as accurate as 2-D-CT in the primary detection of fractures in the relevant anatomic regions. Among 3-D-CT reconstructions, the lateral and partly the facial regions are adequately visualised.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Röntgendiagnostik, Radiologische Universitätsklinik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Buitrago-Téllez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wächter
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferstl
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoll
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Düker
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007572:Jaw Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
vernacular_title: 3-D-CT zur Befunddemonstration bei komplexen Gesichtsschädelverletzungen.