The use of reformatted Cone Beam CT images in assessing mid-face trauma, with a focus on the orbital floor fractures.

Background And Aim: This study aims at evaluating the reliability on specific multi-planar cone beam computer tomography (CBCT) reconstruction in the orbital floor fractures.

Methods: CBCT examination of the mid-face fractures area involving the floor of the orbit was performed in a number of 93 trauma patients by two independent radiologists. Both radiologists assessed the axial, coronal and sagittal sections and also the oblique coronal and sagittal extracted sections evaluating the location of the orbital fractures, its size and displacement, the involvement of the infra-orbital foramen, herniation of fat or muscle within the maxillary sinus, the overall type of the fracture and the implication of lateral or medial orbital wall.