title: Spiral CT and three-dimensional CT of musculoskeletal pathology. Emergency room applications.
abstract: Spiral CT is a fast and effective modality for evaluating a wide variety of musculoskeletal abnormalities in the emergency department setting. The role of spiral CT in evaluating musculoskeletal trauma and musculoskeletal inflammation and infections is discussed, as is the use of multiplanar and three-dimensional imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Pretorius
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Fishman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007249:Inflammation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging