THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF THE 8IP USING CT SCANS

As computerized axial tomography (CT) has e volved, the number of clinical applications has also grown. Originally used for imaging of the brain, CT has now found much use in the examination o f the extremities. It was our intention in the present study to apply computerized techniques to re-create a threedimensional image, that is, to take the data from forty-five transverse cuts and make a representational image o f the bone and project it on a television screen. Once accomplished, it should be technically feasible to rotate the reconstructed bone on a screen in ten degree increments s uch that all sides could be observed. In this manner rapid assessment of the fracture or dislocation could easily be o btained visually.