Dr. Chris O’Grady wants to see joints. The Florida-based Orthopedic Surgeon who specializes in shoulder reconstruction and replacement has experienced first-hand how helpful it is to have 3D images when he prepares to perform a procedure. While O’Grady is…
The Queen’s University Skeletal Observation Laboratory in Kington, Ontario, Canada, is exploring some critical topics – namely, from the shoulder to the feet, how do we move? How does that movement impact our musculoskeletal health? “We’re one of the…
A loose body is a bone or cartilage fragment that has chipped off inside a joint. If left in place, a loose body can damage a joint surface, cause pain, and restrict movement. A 2D radiograph is typically the first…
A study found that performing 2D radiographs & traditional medical CT imaging for foot & ankle exams took an extra 800 hours of imaging time per year, as compared to performing only a pedCAT weight bearing CT scan for the…
A study published in the International Journal of Biomedicine concludes Cone Beam CT (CBCT) imaging is the “method of choice” for compound anatomical structures, such as the wrist, and post-traumatic changes in bone tissue. “Considering the low dose radiation and…
Over the last decade, cone beam CT (CBCT) imaging is gaining ground as an imaging modality of choice for lower extremity injury and deformity evaluation, treatment planning, and post-operative assessment. For MSK radiologists who are new to the modality, CurveBeam…
Cone beam computed topography (CBCT) systems are becoming popular with orthopedists and podiatrists because they quickly provide high-quality, low-dose, 3D imaging of musculoskeletal conditions. Dentists and podiatrists have been using CBCT technology for years, but the pedCAT by CurveBeam is…
Within the last two decades, Cone beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) imaging applications have diversified in both the medical and industrial applications. Developments in medical diagnostic applications were pioneered in the Dental industry in 1996, when the first commercially produced Dental/Maxillofacial…
pedCAT scans give you one of the highest resolution views of the foot and ankle available. And those high resolution views are infinite - physicians can view the foot and ankle from the axial, coronal and sagittal planes by scrolling through .5 mm slices. The average medical CT slice, in comparison, is about 1 mm – 5 mm thick.
