Use of three-dimensional computerized tomography reconstruction in complex facial trauma.
Technological advances in computerized tomography (CT) have reduced data acquisition and reconstruction times so that three-dimensional (3D) CT images of maxillofacial injuries may be economically and quickly generated. 3DCT was judged superior to multiplanar two-dimensional CT in demonstrating the spatial relationships of fracture fragments in complex mandibular and midfacial trauma. Although 3DCT failed to demonstrate soft-tissue injuries well, the surgeon's improved appreciation of the disrupted bony architecture facilitated preoperative planning. 3DCT facilitates the evaluation of complex mandibular and midfacial fractures.
Saigal
Kapil
K
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
Winokur
Ronald S
RS
Finden
Steven
S
Taub
Daniel
D
Pribitkin
Edmund
E
D005147:Facial Bones / Q000293:injuries; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*