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Clinical applications of a computed tomography color "marrow mapping" algorithm to increase conspicuity of nondisplaced trabecular fractures.
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Emergency Radiology . Feb2019, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p59-66. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- <bold>Purpose: </bold>To explore clinical applications of a novel conventional computed tomography (CT) color post-processing algorithm to increase conspicuity of nondisplaced trabecular fractures.<bold>Materials and Methods: </bold>The algorithm was created in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Extendscript, utilizing DICOM images from conventional CT as source images. A total of six representative cases were selected and processed. No statistical analyses were performed.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of six cases are demonstrated, five with MRI correlation demonstrating corresponding fractures and bone marrow edema, including a case of sacral insufficiency fracture, two cases of vertebral body fracture, two cases of nondisplaced hip fracture, and a knee bone marrow edema lesion (without MRI correlate). All cases were processed successfully without error.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>A conventional CT color post-processing algorithm may be clinically useful in increasing conspicuity of nondisplaced fractures and bone marrow edema. A potential pitfall is the presence of subchondral or marrow sclerosis, which may mimic edema. Future prospective studies will be necessary to evaluate diagnostic performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BONE fractures
*COMPUTED tomography
*BONE marrow
*EDEMA
*ALGORITHMS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10703004
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Emergency Radiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134343791
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-018-1631-x