Measurement of three-dimensional morphological characteristics of the calcaneus using CT image post-processing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although computed tomography (CT) with three-dimensional (3D) rendering of the calcaneus is used for diagnostic evaluation of disorders, morphological measurements for the calcaneus are mostly based on a two-dimensional plane. The purposes of this study were to design a method for 3D morphological measurements of the normal calcaneus based on CT post-processing techniques, to measure morphological parameters in the male and female groups and describe gender differences of the parameters, and to investigate the reliability of such measurements.

Methods

One hundred and seventy-nine patients (83 men and 96 women) with a mean age of 40.6 (range, 21 to 59) years who underwent CT scans for their feet were reviewed retrospectively. The 3D structure of a normal calcaneus

SUBMITTER: Qiang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4007629 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature