Introduction of EOS imaging system and its current research status in evaluating clinical value of lower limb force line.
10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2019.09.021
- Author:
Qing LI
;
Wen-Jie WENG
1
,
2
;
Wei-Jun WANG
;
Ming-Hui SUN
Author Information
1. Department of Joint Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu, China
2. wengwenjie@medmail.com.cn.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
EOS;
Force line;
Lower extremity;
Radiometry
- MeSH:
Imaging, Three-Dimensional;
Lower Extremity;
Mechanical Phenomena;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:
China Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
2019;32(9):875-878
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The principle and technical background of EOS imaging system are introduced. Combining with the publicity of this technology and the existing literature reports, it is known that low dose EOS technology can reduce radiation dose by 5 to 10 times in the course of examination, and micro dose EOS can even reduce radiation dose by 45 times. The image quality is only high or low; the system has EOS 2D and 3D workstations, which can help clinicians to measure and evaluate coronal and sagittal force lines of lower limbs easily. The tilt and torsion of limbs can be measured three-dimensional after three-dimensional model reconstruction in the three-dimensional workstation. Using these results, preoperative evaluation can be carried out. It is helpful for clinicians to evaluate and improve preoperative planning and post-operative measurement and evaluation of surgical effect. In terms of measurement accuracy, a large number of literatures reported that the accuracy of EOS 2D measurement is comparable to that of general radiology measurement, while the accuracy of EOS 3D reconstruction measurement is comparable to that of CT and MRI. Based on the technical characteristics and advantages of EOS, this paper reviews the literature reports and research progress of EOS in evaluating the accuracy of lower limb alignment.
