title: Routine isotropic computed tomography scanning of the abdomen and pelvis.
abstract: For 30 years, abdominal CT has been imaged and reviewed in the axial plane. It is now possible to carry out isotropic imaging of the whole abdomen and pelvis using a 40-channel scanner. This allows creation of coronal and sagittal reformats with the same image quality as the axial images. In this study, we present our experience of reviewing routinely coronal and, occasionally, sagittal reformats. We discuss situations where these nonaxial reformats are most beneficial.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. ksandras@inpui.edu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrasegaran
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rydberg
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Lall
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hawes
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kopecky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*