High-resolution imaging of the spine using multidetector-row computed tomography: Differentiation between benign and malignant vertebral compression fractures

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 712-719

  Kubota, Takao ^a   Yamada, Kei ^a   Ito, Hirotoshi ^a   Kizu, Osamu ^a   Nishimura, Tsunehiko ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compression fracture; Multidetector row computed tomography; Multiplanar reconstruction

Indexed keywords

BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; FRACTURE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES; CORTEXES; HIGH-RESOLUTION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIDETECTOR ROW COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIPLANAR RECONSTRUCTION; SLICE THICKNESS; VERTEBRAL BODY; VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION;

DATA ACQUISITION;

IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NERVE ENDING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE METASTASIS; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRA COMPRESSION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 25844510160     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000175500.41836.24     Document Type: Article

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