title: Planispheric multiplanar reformatted CT: a new method for evaluation of paediatric congenital spine abnormalities.
abstract: We describe an original reconstruction method for spine CT performed in four patients with single or multiple congenital spine abnormalities. Conventional radiographic imaging is at the forefront of diagnosis and follow-up of congenital scoliosis, but is frequently difficult to interpret. Three-dimensional CT reconstruction facilitates visualization of complex anatomic structures, but does not give a reliable assessment of failures of segmentation. Mental three-dimensional reconstruction of the information displayed by classical multiplanar reformatted CT remains difficult. Planispheric reformatted imaging allows the visualization of all deformities in a single plane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Radiology, Saint Luc University Hospital, Avenue Hippocrate 10, Brussels 1200, Belgium. Renaud.Menten@rdgn.ucl.ac.be
authors.forename: Renaud
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menten
authors.forename: Maryline
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mousny
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saint-Martin
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clapuyt
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
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