High-resolution CT analysis of facial struts in trauma: 1. Osseous and soft-tissue complications
In six cadavers, high-resolution thin-section computed tomography (CT) was used to evaluate the sequelae of experimentally produced facial trauma. As confirmed by pluridirectional tomography, CT was an effective imaging method for the detection and classification of facial fractures. The ability of CT to simultaneously depict both osseous and soft-tissue structures expands the role that diagnostic radiology can play in the evaluation of the traumatized face. A method of evaluation is presented in which the face is geometrically conceptualized as a series of triplanar (horizontal, sagittal, and coronal) osseous struts. Sequential, systematic assessment of each strut for fracture and its adjacent soft tissue for injury can facilitate evaluation of the traumatized face. Using this approach the osseous and soft-tissue complications arising from experimentally produced trauma are reviewed and illustrated with CT.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison
- OSTI ID:
- 5441190
- Journal Information:
- AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Vol. 140:3
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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