[Application of ultrafast 3D-CT in cervical spine injury].
The authors investigated the usefulness of the ultrafast three-dimensional computed tomography (UF-3D-CT) in cervical spine injury. At Osaka City General Hospital, between April 1995 and March 1998, the authors examined 38 patients with cervical spine injury using UF-3D-CT. The ultrafast CT reduces scanning time. There were no complications associated with the examination. We examined 12 patients with vertebral body fracture, 11 patients with lamina fracture, 8 cases with subluxation including locking facet, 2 patients with atlanto-axial dislocation and 8 patients without bony abnormality. Results suggested that UF-3D-CT was very useful for helping us to understand the bony deformity and the relationship between the bone and the important vessels. UF-3D-CT is very useful for preoperative evaluation and pathophysiological evaluation in cervical spin injury.
Nishikawa
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Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Japan.
Sakamoto
H
H
Kishi
H
H
Kan
M
M
Kitano
S
S
Yasui
T
T
Komiyama
M
M
Iwai
Y
Y
Yamanaka
K
K
Nakajima
H
H
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*