Experimental comparative study of Two-dimensional and Three-dimensional CT reconstruction in detecting maxillofacial fractures at Mzuzu Central Hospital, Malawi
Tianze Sun, Blessed Kondowe, Brave Kadoko Nyirenda, Jun Liu, Hui Zhang, Jin Shang · 2025
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Tianze Sun and co-authors compare, in 2024, two ways of rebuilding scan images to find face and jaw fractures at a hospital in Malawi. Sixty-seven trauma patients had multi-slice scans, which were processed into flat cross-sections and into three-dimensional views. The team compared how many fractures each method found.
The flat method found fifty-two patients with fractures, and the three-dimensional method found fifty-four, a difference that was not significant. Three-dimensional views showed displacement and fracture lines better for cheek, nose, and jaw breaks. Flat views were better for shattered fractures involving small inner skull bones. The authors treat the methods as partners, not rivals.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tianze Sun, Blessed Kondowe, Brave Kadoko Nyirenda, Jun Liu, Hui Zhang, Jin Shang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |