title: Multidetector computed tomography in acute joint fractures.
abstract: Conventional radiography plays an essential diagnostic role in the primary evaluation of acute joint trauma. In complex fractures, however, computed tomography (CT) is an imaging modality often used second to radiography. As a result of technical breakthroughs in the field, multidetector CT (MDCT) allows faster imaging and better temporal, spatial, and contrast resolution compared with conventional single-slice spiral CT. MDCT with multiplanar reformation is helpful in disclosing fracture patterns, particularly in complex joint fractures, where they reveal occult fractures and show the exact number of fracture components and their degree of displacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, HUS Helsinki Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. ville.haapamaki@hus.fi
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Haapamäki
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kiuru
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Mustonen
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Koskinen
mesh_terms: D001175:Arthrography / Q000379:methods; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007596:Joints / Q000293:injuries*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*