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[[Computed tomography]](CT) allows better imaging of bony architecture than plain films alone. Patients with a complex osseous deformity, [[x-rays]] alone are insufficient and the use of [[CT-scans|CT]] is necessary, especially when [[surgery]] is planned. | |||
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[[File:CT scan Hemivertebra withcongenital-scoliosis.jpg|500px|thumb|none|Right supernumerary D10/D11 hemivertebra with mild right dorsal scoliosis and mild focal kyphotic deformity.[https://radiopaedia.org/cases/hemivertebra-with-congenital-scoliosis-3 Source: Case courtesy of Dr Mohammad A. ElBeialy, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 41542]]] | |||
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*The main purpose of performing [[computed tomography]](CT) in a patient with [[scoliosis]] is to identify an underlying osseous cause | |||
*[[Computed tomography]] allows better imaging of bony architecture than plain films alone<ref name="pmid14624090">{{cite journal| author=Hedequist DJ, Emans JB| title=The correlation of preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography reconstructions with operative findings in congenital scoliosis. | journal=Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | year= 2003 | volume= 28 | issue= 22 | pages= 2531-4; discussion 1 | pmid=14624090 | doi=10.1097/01.BRS.0000092382.80487.F0 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14624090 }} </ref><ref name="pmid16261125">{{cite journal| author=Yamazaki M, Koda M, Aramomi MA, Hashimoto M, Masaki Y, Okawa A| title=Anomalous vertebral artery at the extraosseous and intraosseous regions of the craniovertebral junction: analysis by three-dimensional computed tomography angiography. | journal=Spine (Phila Pa 1976) | year= 2005 | volume= 30 | issue= 21 | pages= 2452-7 | pmid=16261125 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=16261125 }} </ref> | |||
*[[Radiography]] is the method of choice for the initial diagnostic imaging evaluation | |||
*[[X-rays]] are usually sufficient to exclude most congenital and developmental osseous anomalies, which account for most cases of scoliosis with an underlying pathologic origin | |||
*Patients with a complex osseous deformity, [[radiography]] alone is inadequate and the use of [[CT-scans|CT]] is mandatory, especially when [[surgery]] is planned | |||
*Multidetector [[CT-scans|CT]] with 3-D image reconstruction allows the visualization of complex osseous abnormalities of [[congenital scoliosis]] | |||
*Three-dimensional reconstructions of [[computed tomography]] scans are more helpful than plain films in visualizing posterior [[vertebral]] anomalies associated with hemivertebra | |||
*[[Computed tomography|CT scan]] can be helpful especially when planning the surgical excision of hemivertebrae because it may depict unexpected osseous anomalies that were not clearly depicted at initial radiography | |||
*Preoperative [[CT angiography]] is also useful for determining whether coexistent anomalous [[vascular]] conditions are present | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]
Overview
Computed tomography(CT) allows better imaging of bony architecture than plain films alone. Patients with a complex osseous deformity, x-rays alone are insufficient and the use of CT is necessary, especially when surgery is planned.
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- The main purpose of performing computed tomography(CT) in a patient with scoliosis is to identify an underlying osseous cause
- Computed tomography allows better imaging of bony architecture than plain films alone[1][2]
- Radiography is the method of choice for the initial diagnostic imaging evaluation
- X-rays are usually sufficient to exclude most congenital and developmental osseous anomalies, which account for most cases of scoliosis with an underlying pathologic origin
- Patients with a complex osseous deformity, radiography alone is inadequate and the use of CT is mandatory, especially when surgery is planned
- Multidetector CT with 3-D image reconstruction allows the visualization of complex osseous abnormalities of congenital scoliosis
- Three-dimensional reconstructions of computed tomography scans are more helpful than plain films in visualizing posterior vertebral anomalies associated with hemivertebra
- CT scan can be helpful especially when planning the surgical excision of hemivertebrae because it may depict unexpected osseous anomalies that were not clearly depicted at initial radiography
- Preoperative CT angiography is also useful for determining whether coexistent anomalous vascular conditions are present
References
- ↑ Hedequist DJ, Emans JB (2003). "The correlation of preoperative three-dimensional computed tomography reconstructions with operative findings in congenital scoliosis". Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 28 (22): 2531–4, discussion 1. doi:10.1097/01.BRS.0000092382.80487.F0. PMID 14624090.
- ↑ Yamazaki M, Koda M, Aramomi MA, Hashimoto M, Masaki Y, Okawa A (2005). "Anomalous vertebral artery at the extraosseous and intraosseous regions of the craniovertebral junction: analysis by three-dimensional computed tomography angiography". Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 30 (21): 2452–7. PMID 16261125.