Three-Dimensional Volume-Rendered Series Complements 2D Orthogonal Multidetector Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Abnormal Spinal Curvature in Patients at a Major Cancer Center: A Retrospective Review
Figure 2
Patient 4, a 61-year-old woman with breast cancer who underwent correction of scoliosis with rod fixation at an outside institution. (a) 2-D coronal MDCT reconstruction demonstrating the scoliotic deformity and only a portion of the posterior instrumentation. (b) 3-D volume-rendered series demonstrating the surface of the vertebral bodies in the scoliotic spine. (c) 3-D volume-rendered series with transparent display demonstrating the position and integrity of the spinal instrumentation. This series can be rotated and viewed from 360°. (d) Color-coded 3-D volume-rendered series with transparent display demonstrating the spinal instrumentation same image as (c), but color-coded to illustrate instrumentation.
