Scarabino T, Zarrelli N, Guglielmi G, Bonetti M G, Cammisa M
Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Ospedale Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni, Rotondo, FG.
Radiol Med. 1990 Mar;79(3):167-70.
The authors describe the utility of fast and high-resolution multiplanar CT reconstructions in the study of the rachis. Their experience is reported with an up-to-date software with 2 different representation modalities (CMR 01B). A "package" of contiguous axial images is obtained in a standard way; the images are then reformatted by computer to obtain (in just a few seconds) high-resolution reconstructed images in different planes (coronal, sagittal, and oblique). In the authors' opinion the method, in spite of some limitations, yields in most cases additional information which is not provided by conventional CT. Reconstructed images are most useful in the study of complex anatomical structures (such as vertebral metameres) along their anatomical planes.
