5.3 Conclusions
Over the years there have been many attempts to visualise the SCC region by conventional radiography, but most have been unsuccessful. The osseous structures can be visualised by conventional tomography, but not to the extent obtained by CT or MRI, which in addition visualise the surrounding soft tissue structures. The conventional radiographic methods have therefore been substituted by cross-sectional imaging in most departments.
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Jurik, A.G. (2007). Conventional Radiography and Tomography. In: Jurik, A.G. (eds) Imaging of the Sternocostoclavicular Region. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33148-3_5
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