The distortion of human pelvis X ray scans, due to different scanning positions, can cause huge mistakes in estimation of pelvic diameters. The aim of the study was to quantify distortion of pelvic diameters in relation to scanning inclination angles. Twenty anatomically defined spots on the pelvis of a young male cadaver, freed of soft tissues, were marked with 3 mm metal balls. The digitalize...

Measurements of cup alignment after total hip replacement (THR) surgery are typically performed on postoperative pelvic radiographs. Radiographic measurement of cup orientation depends on the position and orientation of the pelvis on the X-ray table, and its variability could introduce significant measurement errors. We have developed a tool to accurately measure 3D implant orientation from pos...

Lost in communication This is a case of a 95 year lady who was brought to the accident and emergency department with vague right hip pain. She was deaf and mute and taking history from her was like " mission impossible " !. She was conformable in bed and initial examination was documented " unremarkable " apart from right hip tenderness on movement. Her old notes indicated that she had intra-me...

Method Fourteen standing biplanar radiographic files of asymptomatic and scoliotic patients have been recorded and treated in the frame of pelvis/spine studies. Radiographic examinations involved frontal and sagittal exposures grasped successively. A standard radiographic set up is used, involving a rotating platform, interposed between radiographic source and plate. Patients must stand motionl...

INTRODUCTION Pelvic fractures can result in life-threatening hemorrhages. Therefore, pelvic fracture patients must usually be transferred to a trauma center for additional management. We attempted to analyze transferred pelvic fracture patients to determine which diagnostic modalities to use in different treatment settings. MATERIALS AND METHODS From May 1, 2008, to February 28, 2014, patient...

In the past, clinicians managing female pelvic floor disorders focused on functional assessment using urodynamics studies and urethral pressure profilometry. Anatomical assessment was made by clinical examination alone. Under special conditions when an imaging technique for anatomical assessment of the female pelvic floor disorder is perceived necessary, contrast X-ray techniques is used.1,2 Th...

Radiography of the pelvis is one of the most common and more frequent radiographic examinations ordered, especially in children [1]. It is estimated that annually a million pelvic radiographs were documented in the UK [2] with frequency of 39 per 1000 of population [3]. Since the 1950s, much focus has been placed on pelvis x-ray examination due to it is associated with direct gonad irradiation ...

BACKGROUND Traumatic pelvic injuries are often associated with severe, life-threatening hemorrhage, and immediate medical treatment is therefore vital. However, patient prognosis depends heavily on the type, location and severity of the bone fracture, and the complexity of the pelvic structure presents diagnostic challenges. Automated fracture detection from initial patient X-ray images can ass...

PURPOSE To investigate the range of collimation errors in x-ray rooms and to calculate their possible effects on the radiation dose for anteroposterior pelvic examinations. METHODS A collimator test tool was suspended at 3 heights (14, 21, and 28 cm) above the table Bucky in 9 x-ray rooms. Heights corresponded to the typical patient thickness (mean, ± 2 SD) of 67 patients undergoing anteropos...