OBJECTIVE: To analyse the image quality and diagnostic effectiveness of a new C-arm-based 3D imaging method (C-arm-CT) for intraoperative evaluation of screw osteosyntheses adjacent to a peripheral joint. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Insertion of screws into four cadaveric specimens simulated the surgical treatment of talus neck fractures. Ten orthopedic surgeons and 10 radiologists evaluated X-ray, C-arm fluoroscopy, C-arm-CT and CT images. RESULTS: The best image quality was obtained with X-rays (p < 0.001), followed by C-arm fluoroscopy (2D) and CT, with the C-arm-CT (3D) being rated lowest (p < 0.001). The most correct diagnoses were obtained with CT and C-arm-CT (with no statistical difference between them), while C-arm-fluoroscopy was inferior (p < 0.001) and X-rays were the worst (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Even if the image quality of C-arm-CT is definitely inferior to that of CT, screw misplacements can be reliably detected using C-arm-CT. As compared to the current standard procedures (intraoperative fluoroscopy and postoperative radiography), C-arm-CT performed better. C-arm-CT is ideally suited to the intraoperative diagnosis of high-contrast inquiries like bone fragments and OS material, especially at the extremities. Coupling of the new 3D imaging to existing navigation systems is possible. C-arm-CT will support the further development and implementation of open and minimally invasive surgical procedures.
OBJECTIVE: To analyse the image quality and diagnostic effectiveness of a new C-arm-based 3D imaging method (C-arm-CT) for intraoperative evaluation of screw osteosyntheses adjacent to a peripheral joint. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Insertion of screws into four cadaveric specimens simulated the surgical treatment of talus neck fractures. Ten orthopedic surgeons and 10 radiologists evaluated X-ray, C-arm fluoroscopy, C-arm-CT and CT images. RESULTS: The best image quality was obtained with X-rays (p < 0.001), followed by C-arm fluoroscopy (2D) and CT, with the C-arm-CT (3D) being rated lowest (p < 0.001). The most correct diagnoses were obtained with CT and C-arm-CT (with no statistical difference between them), while C-arm-fluoroscopy was inferior (p < 0.001) and X-rays were the worst (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Even if the image quality of C-arm-CT is definitely inferior to that of CT, screw misplacements can be reliably detected using C-arm-CT. As compared to the current standard procedures (intraoperative fluoroscopy and postoperative radiography), C-arm-CT performed better. C-arm-CT is ideally suited to the intraoperative diagnosis of high-contrast inquiries like bone fragments and OS material, especially at the extremities. Coupling of the new 3D imaging to existing navigation systems is possible. C-arm-CT will support the further development and implementation of open and minimally invasive surgical procedures.
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