Experiences with image quality and radiation dose of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in pediatric extremity trauma.

Dedicated extremity CBCT could be an alternative low-dose modality in the diagnostic pathway of pediatric fractures. At lower doses compared with MDCT and commonly affected by beam hardening artifacts, semi-objective CBCT image quality parameters were generally better than in MDCT.