CT Imaging
A patient with a complex acetabular fracture requires CT imaging for surgical planning. The registrar is discussing CT principles with the consultant including Hounsfield units, reconstruction algorithms, and 3D imaging. Regarding CT imaging principles in orthopaedics:
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CT measures X-ray attenuation in Hounsfield Units (HU) where water is defined as 0 HU, air is approx...
Modern multi-detector CT (MDCT) acquires volumetric data that can be reformatted in any plane (multi...
CT has lower radiation dose than plain radiography for most examinations; soft tissue contrast resol...
CT is superior to plain radiography for complex fracture assessment including intra-articular involv...
Metal artefact reduction techniques (MARS) in CT include increasing kVp, using iterative reconstruct...
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