Weight-bearing CT imaging of the lower extremity.

Tuominen, Esa K J; Kankare, Jussi; Koskinen, Seppo K; Mattila, Kimmo T · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2013

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Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe weight-bearing CT of the lower extremity joints using a novel portable imager utilizing cone-beam CT technology. Cone-beam CT technology with new design and flexible gantry movements allows both supine and weight-bearing imaging of the lower extremities, with a reasonable radiation dose and excellent image quality. Weight-bearing CT of joints can provide important new clinical information in musculoskeletal radiology.

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