The August/September 2024 issue of AAOS Now includes the first of of a two-part series…
Shaping the Future: CurveBeam AI’s Countdown to 2025
As 2024 draws to a close, we’re excited to highlight CurveBeam AI’s top five milestones of the year and share how they’re shaping the path for an even brighter 2025. Each achievement represents a pivotal step toward our shared vision for the future, and we’re thrilled to celebrate them with you.
Stay tuned as we count down to the new year together!
Radvant Education, a continuing education platform for healthcare professionals, announced it launched a new course. The “CBCT Imaging Technologist Orthopedics Course” is designed to provide comprehensive education to healthcare professionals in the orthopedic field specializing in Cone Beam CT Imaging. Approved by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) for 15.5 Continuing Education (CE) credits, this innovative course sets a new standard in orthopedic imaging education.
“Our aim with this course is to offer a centralized and detailed educational platform for healthcare professionals engaged in CBCT Imaging,” said Satinder Rekhi MD, Founder at Radvant. “We believe that by providing this specialized training, we empower technologists to enhance their skills and deliver exceptional care to patients.”
The Weight Bearing CT (WBCT) Indication series features articles highlighting various indications from end stage ankle arthritis to Hallux Valgus. Top orthopedic doctors such as Hodges Davis, MD, Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, Scott Ellis, MD, & Kent Ellington, MD, are featured authors on the series.
Check out the individual blogs:
Dr. Prof. Martinus Richter et al published a study in the March 2024 issue of Foot & Ankle Surgery that found measurements made using the CubeVue Autometrics artificial intelligence platform had good reliability compared to manual methods. The team of researchers compared manually measured angles of the bones in the foot & ankle to those performed via CubeVue Autometrics, a platform developed by CurveBeam AI, to perform the AI measurements. They did not find differences between the manual and AI-generated measurements, and concluded the AI tool is a validated method.
Autometrics is investigational only and is not available for sale in the United States.
Key Points
- 500 WBCT scans were included in validation study.
- Pathologies present in the scans included patients with ankle OA, Haglund deformity, hallux rigidus, flat foot, cavus foot, OA (not ankle).
- AI measurements were not affected by the presence of metal.
- The AI measurement method was 97% faster than the manual method.
Access the full study here.
CurveBeam AI announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for enhancements to the HiRise system, including a new generation X-Ray source for improved image quality in larger patients, a greater range of energy settings, and a broader selection of vendor-specific protocols.
CurveBeam AI, Ltd., the leader in weight bearing CT imaging, and restor3D, Inc, a leader in patient-specific musculoskeletal implants, announced that Dr. Canaan Prater, DO, successfully completed the first personalized knee replacement procedure that was planned from weight bearing CT (WBCT) imaging. Dr. Prater, an orthopedic surgeon at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, NC, submitted a CT dataset acquired from a CurveBeam AI HiRise(TM) weight bearing CT system for the Imprint™ Total Knee Replacement system.
restor3d engineers used advanced AI to segment and analyze the WBCT scan to build a personalized surgical plan with patient-specific cutting guides, allowing for improved implant fit and accurate placement during surgery.
“The scan itself is less claustrophobic, and a more pleasant process overall for the patient,’ Dr. Prater said.” Because the patient is weight bearing, I feel more confident in the hip knee alignment. This is a tool that enables us to give patients personalized implants that I am hopeful will pay off with long term reliability and higher satisfaction rates.
Watch Canaan Prater, DO, orthopedic surgeon at OrthoCarolina and Lauren Ardito, director of product management at restor3d present the first patient-specific knee replacement cases planned from weight bearing CT in the recording.
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