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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2023

Bone fractures difficult to recognize in emergency: May be cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) the solution?

Roberto Grassi, Egidio Guerra, Daniela Berritto

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Article in La Radiologia medica, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Advances in low-dose cone-beam computed tomography image reconstruction methods based on deep learning].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Roberto GrassiDepartment of Precision Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Egidio GuerraDivision of Radiology, "Ospedale Policlinico di Foggia", Foggia, Italy.
Daniela BerrittoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy. berritto.daniela@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3336-8437
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Foggia · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

CBCT is an imaging tool represented by an X-ray computed tomography delivering a conic-shape X-rays source. This system produces volumetric data during a single rotation of both X-ray beam and detector around the stationary patient. CBCT is able to produce three-dimensional images as for MDCT, however, accounting some advantages over it: lower radiation dose, faster volumetric dataset acquisition, higher spatial resolution and bone contrast. For these reasons, CBCT has recently been described and adopted for extremities imaging in orthopedics. Misinterpretation of fractures may determine a delayed treatment and poor outcome for patients treated in the ED. CBCT, by easily identifying occult cortical fractures and using a lower dose of radiation, is proposed as an alternative or supplement to direct radiograms, optimizing the cost-effectiveness ratio and limiting the number of unnecessary immobilizations. The first experiences document excellent performance of CBCT in emergency radiology departments, especially thanks to transverse imaging in trauma of the extremities.

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Fractures, BoneSpiral Cone-Beam Computed TomographyCone-Beam Computed TomographyExtremitiesHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalPhantoms, Imaging

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PMID36683134
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