title: Use of three-dimensional computerized tomography reconstruction in complex facial trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Kapil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saigal
authors.forename: Ronald S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Winokur
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Finden
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taub
authors.forename: Edmund
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pribitkin
mesh_terms: 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*