title: Postoperative follow-up of olecranon fracture by digital tomosynthesis radiography.
abstract: Digital tomosynthesis with flat-panel detector radiography is a novel application that allows easy, swift volume data acquisition of any anatomical site of interest with arbitrary patient posture. A single sweep of the X-ray tube provides multiple tomographic images of high resolution. We present the first patient with olecranon fracture who underwent internal fixation and 1-year postoperative follow-up with tomosynthesis. The minimal metallic artifact by this modality successfully provided detailed information regarding the healing process of the fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East, 2-1-10 Nishiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo 116-8567, Japan. machira@dnh.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yuhara
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sabol
authors.forename: Mieko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: Eiko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ueno
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001864:Bone Wires; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056740:Olecranon Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens