Key Points: Weight Bearing CT (WBCT) helps visualize several structural and alignment differences between Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity (PCFD) with and without Hallux Valgus (HV). Rotation of the first tarsometatarsal joint, and intrinsic rotation of the first metatarsal bone were…
Key Points: Imaging modalities such as plain radiographs (X-Ray), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), don’t have the diagnostic accuracy needed to detect syndesmotic widening or subtle instability. Weight Bearing CT (WBCT) imaging when combined with a distance…
By Dr. David Soomekh, DPM Foot and ankle specialist and surgeon, sports medicine & reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, Foot & Ankle Specialty Group, Beverly Hills, CA
Key Points: Cone Beam CT (CBCT), specifically WBCT three-dimensional (3D) visualization approach allows for a more accurate assessment of foot alignment with attention to planus, cavus, varus or valgus deformities. Post-operatively, weight bearing CT (WBCT) has the potential to better…
The HiRise is a low dose cone beam CT system. The upper extremity scans are quick and allow for patients to be scanned in a comfortable seated position.
Key Points: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT), a three-dimensional (3D) imaging modality, can readily evaluate complex joint structures. The most important radiographic (X-Ray) criterion used in surgical decision making for osteoarthritis is joint space narrowing (JSN), or the loss of…
