Editing CT scan (section)

=== Axial skeleton and extremities ===

For the [[axial skeleton]] and [[Limb (anatomy)|extremities]], CT is often used to image complex [[fracture (bone)|fractures]], especially ones around joints, because of its ability to reconstruct the area of interest in multiple planes. Fractures, ligamentous injuries, and [[Dislocation (medicine)|dislocations]] can easily be recognized with a 0.2&nbsp;mm resolution.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ankle Fractures |url=http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00391 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530103553/http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00391 |archive-date=30 May 2010 |access-date=30 May 2010 |website=orthoinfo.aaos.org |publisher=American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Buckwalter, Kenneth A. |display-authors=etal |date=11 September 2000 |title=Musculoskeletal Imaging with Multislice CT |journal=American Journal of Roentgenology |volume=176 |issue=4 |pages=979–986 |doi=10.2214/ajr.176.4.1760979 |pmid=11264094}}</ref> With modern dual-energy CT scanners, new areas of use have been established, such as aiding in the diagnosis of [[gout]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ramon |first1=André |last2=Bohm-Sigrand |first2=Amélie |last3=Pottecher |first3=Pierre |last4=Richette |first4=Pascal |last5=Maillefert |first5=Jean-Francis |last6=Devilliers |first6=Herve |last7=Ornetti |first7=Paul |date=2018-03-01 |title=Role of dual-energy CT in the diagnosis and follow-up of gout: systematic analysis of the literature |journal=Clinical Rheumatology |volume=37 |issue=3 |pages=587–595 |doi=10.1007/s10067-017-3976-z |issn=0770-3198 |pmid=29350330 |s2cid=3686099}}</ref>