[Clinical diagnostic value for nasal bone fracture by three-dimensional reconstruction of spiral CT].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the value of three-dimensional reconstruction of spiral CT in diagnosing nasal bone fracture.


METHODS
Forty-six patients with nasal bone fracture were scanned transverselly and reconstructed with three-dimensional software by GE Lightspeed Plus Multiple Slices Scaner.


RESULTS
Nine cases (19.6%) show false negative with X-ray examination. There were 35 cases (76%) of simple nasal bone fracture and 16 cases (34.8%) compound fracture.


CONCLUSIONS
There is important significance for diagnosing nasal bone fracture by three-dimensional reconstruction at present of spiral CT.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai, 200092, China.
Rongping
R
Cao
Hao
H
Wu
Yun
Y
Li
Zhentao
Z
Wang
Qi
Q
Huang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed