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Four-dimensional real-time cine images of wrist joint kinematics using dual source CT with minimal time increment scanning.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To validate the feasibility of real time kinematography with four-dimensional (4D) dynamic functional wrist joint imaging using dual source CT.

Materials and methods

Two healthy volunteers performed radioulnar deviation and pronation- supination wrist motions for 10 s and 4 s per cycle in a dual source CT scanner. Scan and reconstruction protocols were set to optimize temporal resolution. Cine images of the reconstructed carpal bone of the moving wrist were recorded. The quality of the images and radiation dosage were evaluated.

Results

The 4D cine images obtained during 4 s and 10 s of radioulnar motion showed a smooth stream of movement with good quality and little noise or artifact. Images from the pronation-supination motion showed noise with a masked surface contour. The temporal resolution was optimized at 0.28 s.

Conclusion

Using dual source CT, 4D cine images of in vivo kinematics of wrist joint movement were obtained and found to have a shorter scan time, improved temporal resolution and lower radiation dosages compared with those previously reported.

SUBMITTER: Choi YS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3663247 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Four-dimensional real-time cine images of wrist joint kinematics using dual source CT with minimal time increment scanning.

Choi Yoon Seong YS Lee Young Han YH Kim Sungjun S Cho Hee Woo HW Song Ho-Taek HT Suh Jin-Suck JS

Yonsei medical journal 20130701 4

<h4>Purpose</h4>To validate the feasibility of real time kinematography with four-dimensional (4D) dynamic functional wrist joint imaging using dual source CT.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Two healthy volunteers performed radioulnar deviation and pronation- supination wrist motions for 10 s and 4 s per cycle in a dual source CT scanner. Scan and reconstruction protocols were set to optimize temporal resolution. Cine images of the reconstructed carpal bone of the moving wrist were recorded. The q ...[more]

PMID: 23709441

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