Application of three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction in costal cartilage fracture / 医疗卫生装备

ABSTRACT

To explore the clinical application value of 3-dimensional and multiplane reconstruction with MSCT in diagnosing costal cartilage trauma. Totally 19 cases with costal cartilage trauma underwent MSCT 5 mm scanning and 0.625 mm reconstruction, and then went through three-dimensional and multiplane reconstruction. The ac-quired data were transmitted to the computer workstation through the network, and then three-reconstruction was per-formed with the software on AW4.3 platform. There were all 32 costal cartilage fractures in the 19 patients in-volving 15 cases with rib fracture, which included 2 cases and 3 fractures at the chondrosternal junction, 13 cases and 25 fractures in the middle of the costal cartilage, 4 cases and 4 fractures at the junction between costal cartilage and rib. Three-dimensional reconstruction with spiral CT could display clearly the location and number of costal cartilage frac-tures. Three-dimensional and multiplane reconstruction shows clearly the fracture and displacement of the costal cartilage, and the combination of MRP, MIR and VR may contribute to the diagnosis and clinical planning of the costal cartilage fracture.