Thoracolumbar Spine CT

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Spine

Shoulder

Elbow

Wrist Hand

Pelvis

Hip

Knee

Ankle Foot

Notes

Lumbar or Thoracic Spine

Cervical Spine

Pars Defects

Step 1. Scan through the protocolled area.
Step 2. Acquire a standard axial dataset and then construct a sagittal reconstruction set. Align parallel to the spinous process as shown (Fig 1).
Step 3. Use axial data set to obtain coronal reformats. Align parallel to the line through both transverse processes as shown (Fig 2). .