To determine the reliability of using 3-dimensional (3D) spiral x-ray computed tomography (SXCT) imaging methods to measure anatomic foot structure and to test the validity of using a loading device to simulate walking pressures on the plantar foot during SXCT examination.
Program in Physical Therapy, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 510 Kingshighway Road, Box 8131, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. commeanp@mir.wustl.edu