title: Development of a protocol for coronal reconstruction of the maxillofacial region from axial helical CT data.
abstract: Using a fresh frozen cadaver head, a series of axial helical CT scans were obtained using varying imaging parameters both before and after traumatizing the head. The appearance of reformatted coronal images was optimized for the lowest radiation dose. A protocol for imaging the maxillofacial region was developed that produced diagnostic coronal reconstructed images from the axial helical CT data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Hoeffner
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Quint
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodsitt
mesh_terms: D002102:Cadaver; D002508:Cephalometry / Q000379:methods*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D008446:Maxillofacial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods