Superior performance of cone beam tomography in detecting a calcaneus fracture

Abstract

Cone beam computed tomography is a state-of-the-art imaging tool, initially developed for dental and maxillofacial application. With its high resolution and low radiation dose, cone beam tomography has been expanding its application fields, for example, to diagnosis of traumata and fractures in the head and neck area. In this study, we demonstrate superior and satisfactory performance of cone beam tomography for the imaging of a calcaneus fracture in comparison to conventional and computed tomography.

Keywords

• cone beam computed tomography
• computed tomography
• calcaneus fracture
• trauma