We all know that X-rays and MRIs aren’t the be-all, end-all of diagnostic imagery. Try determining the frontal plane rotation of the sesamoid and first metatarsal with an X-ray. It isn’t possible. Correction of the hallux valgus rotation in bunion…
CurveBeam is proud to announce the installation of a pedCAT cone beam CT imaging system at Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine. Kent State is the first member of the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine to acquire…
As the orthopaedic and podiatric specialties continue to advance, there is great potential for technology like CurveBeam’s pedCAT system to revolutionize care. Recent research highlighted the importance of weight bearing scans to the understanding of foot and ankle anatomy, suggesting…
The CurveBeam pedCAT imaging system was recently recommended as an incredibly beneficial option for the treatment and analysis of Mülller-Weiss disease. While the disease can be detected in its early stages with magnetic resonance imaging and radiographs, there is a…
Think of a surgical procedure like a construction project. No contractor would build a building without a full set of plans, cross-sectional diagrams and 3D renderings. Dr. Bob Baravarian, DPM, feels foot surgeons should be just as prepared. As he…
The first pedCAT Weight Bearing CT Scientific User’s Meeting recently convened at the 2016 Foot International (EFAS, DAF, I-FAB) in Berlin. The meeting focused on weight bearing cone beam CT (WBCT) technology and the potential applications and challenges it presents. [ninja-popup ID=224]Fill out…
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…
When a patient appears to have a bunion, a physician typically orders traditional foot X-Rays as part of the clinical evaluation. The X-Rays capture three views of the foot- dorsoplantar, medial oblique, and lateral. But is this enough information to…
Is there a reliable method to predict the type and perhaps the extent of osteoarthritis one might find in the ankle? Based on a recent article, which the examined the varus and valgus orientation of the talus and the configuration…
His decade old X-Ray system was failing, and feeling like a warrior without his weapon, Dr. Michael Chin, DPM, knew it needed to be replaced fast. “We could have gotten a DR system, but at the end of the day,…
