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New and emerging patient-centered CT imaging and image-guided treatment paradigms for maxillofacial trauma

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This article reviews the conceptual framework, available evidence, and practical considerations pertaining to nascent and emerging advances in patient-centered CT-imaging and CT-guided surgery for maxillofacial trauma. These include cinematic rendering—a novel method for advanced 3D visualization, incorporation of quantitative CT imaging into the assessment of orbital fractures, low-dose CT imaging protocols made possible with contemporary scanners and reconstruction techniques, the rapidly growing use of cone-beam CT, virtual fracture reduction with design software for surgical pre-planning, the use of 3D printing for fabricating models and implants, and new avenues in CT-guided computer-aided surgery.

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  1. Trauma and Emergency Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    David Dreizin

  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 22 S Green St., Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Arthur J Nam

  3. Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S Greene St, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Jeffrey Hirsch

  4. Division of Trauma and Emergency Imaging, Department of Radiology, Bellevue Hospital/NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, 10016, USA

    Mark P Bernstein

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Dreizin, D., Nam, A.J., Hirsch, J. et al. New and emerging patient-centered CT imaging and image-guided treatment paradigms for maxillofacial trauma. Emerg Radiol 25, 533–545 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-018-1616-9

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