Ellington: WBCT Improves Planning for restor3D Solutions
Dr. Kent Ellington, MD, a foot and ankle surgeon at OrthoCarolina, said he orders a weight bearing CT (WBCT) scan for pre-planning every total ankle replacement procedure he performs. Dr. Ellington presented a series of cases in a booth…
CONFERENCE: DAF Congress 2021
The Deutschen Assooziation fur Fuss und Sprunggelenk (DAF), originally scheduled for April 15-16, 2021, took place November 18-19, 2021. The theme for that year's conference is "Feet and Sport - From Children to Senior Citizens." The program featured a Weight…
WBCT Confirms 1st TMT Instability in HV & HR Patients
Key Points Compared to controls, WBCT scans of hallux valgus (HV) & hallux rigidus (HR) patients confirmed signs of first ray instability at the TMT joint are often present. Dorsal translation of the M1 and plantar gapping were other common…
IWBCTS Symposium at EFAS
The Intenational Weight Bearing CT Society (IWBCTS) held its next symposium, titled "Recent Advances in 3D Imaging Applied to WBCT" at the Eurpean Foot & Ankle Society (EFAS) Congress in Lyon, France on Oct. 22, 2021. The session featured the…
RadSite Educational Webinar Series
This webinar series, hosted by RadSite, highlighted key trends related to Cone Beam CT imaging, the need to promote quality-based practice and trends related to payer reimbursement, and how the activities are interlinked. CurveBeam is not affiliated with RadSite…
WBCT is “Financially Viable” for Ortho Practices
Researchers from Campbell Clinic presented a poster on the cost effectiveness of WBCT for orthopedic practices at the 2021 AOFAS Annual Meeting. Link to the Full Published Study.
CONFERENCE: OSET 2021
Orthopaedic Summit - Evolving Techniques Bellagio Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV December 11 - 14, 2021
Bio-Screws Could Eliminate Need for MAR Protocols in Post-Op Imaging
Bio-integrative (BI) cannulated screws may be a preferred alternative to metallic implants to decrease implant-related artifacts (IRA) as they may remove the need for special CT metal artifact reduction (MAR) algorithms, according to a recent study by Dr. Christian VandeLune…
