Weight bearing CT (WBCT) allows the patient to stand upright while a gantry rotates around them. The CT scan provides information about the patient's anatomy when it is supporting the patient's body weight. In this video, Cesar de Cesar Netto,…
Hip dysplasia is a complex deformity of the acetabulum and femoral head that results in instability and overloading at the edge of the acetabulum. Weight bearing CT is a technique that provides detailed 3D information of the hip in functional…
"Cone beam CT reduces the barriers for orthopedic practices to offer CT imaging in-house," says Dr. Benjamin Stronach, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at UAMS Health. The footprint of a cone beam CT system is more manageable than a medical CT…
With Weight Bearing CT you can gain an increased understanding of the functional aspects of patient conditions. The limitations of supine CT and weight bearing x-rays could hinder the ability to observe the joint under load. With only two distinct…
Weight bearing CT (WBCT) is a game changer in foot and ankle care. In-office access to CT imaging has reshaped many doctors' approaches to patient care, including Dr Hodges Davis, MD orthopedic surgeon at OrthoCarolina. WBCT has been a routine…
In a case study, Dr. Glenn Gaston, MD, studied a 19-year-old female patient presenting ulnar wrist pain. Initial X-rays were negative and after six months of wrist brace use, the patient was still focally tender over the dorsal side of…
Weight bearing CT (WBCT) imaging has advantages over traditional forms of imaging such as X-Ray or supine CT according to Dr. Sudheer Reddy, a foot & ankle orthopedic surgeon at Shady Grove Orthopedics in Rockville, MD. “WBCT imaging can help…
The use of upright CT, also known as weight bearing CT (WBCT), is one of the biggest innovations in orthopedic imaging in the past decade, said Dr. Eric Bogner, MD Chief of the Division of CT at Hospital for Special…
Dr. Cristian Ortiz, MD, a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Clinica Universidad de los Andes, Chile, explained how he and his colleagues are using Weight Bearing Computed Tomography (WBCT) imaging in various research initiatives at the CurveBeam AI exhibit at…
CurveBeam President & CEO Arun Singh founded CurveBeam in 2009, two years after his first successful diagnostic imaging device venture was acquired. Formally trained in electrical engineering, Mr. Singh plays a hands-on role in many aspects of CurveBeam’s business functions.
