根據一項最新研究顯示，在解讀多探頭-排列計算機斷層掃描(MDCT)檢測胃腸道的時候，冠狀多平面重定格式圖像能夠替代傳統應用的軸向圖像，提高診斷的速度和準確性。

在該研究中，來自美國Emory大學醫學院(Atlanta, GA, USA)的研究人員復習研究了50例接受MDCT胃腸道影像學檢查患者的資料。研究人員發現，解讀冠狀重定格式的平均時間比軸向影像要快30妙，整個群體患者發現的結果在冠狀格式的影像要比軸向影像多30個(中位數：260 vs 230)。放射科醫生解讀冠狀影像檢查給出報告時候的自信心，也高于解讀軸向影像的時候。

Coronal Reformatted Images Improve CT Accuracy
 
Coronal multiplanar reformatted images can replace traditionally used axial images for interpretation in the multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) assessment of the gastrointestinal tract (GI), improving the speed and accuracy of diagnosis, according to a new study.

For the study, researchers from Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, GA, USA) reviewed the MDCTs of 50 patients referred for GI tract imaging. The investigators discovered that the average duration for interpretation of coronal reformats was approximately 30 seconds faster than axial images and that an average of 30 more findings for the total group of patients was reported on coronal evaluations than axial images (a median of 260 vs 230). The interpreting radiologists’ confidence was also revealed to be higher on coronal assessments than on axial images.