Clinical Studies Underway for Development of New Cone-Beam CT System
By MedImaging International staff writers Posted on 06 May 2015 |
Image: Carestream CBCT system installed at ECMC (Photo courtesy of Business Wire).
An orthopedics and sports medicine center and a diagnostic imaging vendor are conducting clinical studies on a novel diagnostic Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) imaging system.
The compact, low-dose, CT system will be used to capture images of injuries of patient extremities and provide orthopedic solutions for hospitals, clinics, and sports medicine providers. The studies are being carried out at the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC; Buffalo, NY, USA).
Researchers at Carestream Health (Rochester, NY, USA) are working with clinicians at the UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (Williamsville, NY, USA) to develop the system, which is still investigational in nature, and not yet available for commercial sale.
The Compact CBCT system allows for weight-bearing 3-D imaging of injuries to knees, legs, feet, arms, and hands and will use less radiation than standard CT systems.
Dr. John Marzo, physician with UBMD, said, “We think the novel capabilities of the Carestream CBCT scanner have broad application to the basic science and clinical practice of orthopedics and sports medicine. We are launching an initial clinical study that may help surgeons more accurately and objectively diagnose the degree of instability of the patella. A second collaborative project will validate the ability of the CBCT scanner to measure contact area inside the knee joint, which will be valuable in a host of clinical situations.”
Related Links:
Carestream Health
UBMD
ECMC
The compact, low-dose, CT system will be used to capture images of injuries of patient extremities and provide orthopedic solutions for hospitals, clinics, and sports medicine providers. The studies are being carried out at the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC; Buffalo, NY, USA).
Researchers at Carestream Health (Rochester, NY, USA) are working with clinicians at the UBMD Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (Williamsville, NY, USA) to develop the system, which is still investigational in nature, and not yet available for commercial sale.
The Compact CBCT system allows for weight-bearing 3-D imaging of injuries to knees, legs, feet, arms, and hands and will use less radiation than standard CT systems.
Dr. John Marzo, physician with UBMD, said, “We think the novel capabilities of the Carestream CBCT scanner have broad application to the basic science and clinical practice of orthopedics and sports medicine. We are launching an initial clinical study that may help surgeons more accurately and objectively diagnose the degree of instability of the patella. A second collaborative project will validate the ability of the CBCT scanner to measure contact area inside the knee joint, which will be valuable in a host of clinical situations.”
Related Links:
Carestream Health
UBMD
ECMC
Latest Radiography News
- Novel Breast Imaging System Proves As Effective As Mammography
- AI Assistance Improves Breast-Cancer Screening by Reducing False Positives
- AI Could Boost Clinical Adoption of Chest DDR
- 3D Mammography Almost Halves Breast Cancer Incidence between Two Screening Tests
- AI Model Predicts 5-Year Breast Cancer Risk from Mammograms
- Deep Learning Framework Detects Fractures in X-Ray Images With 99% Accuracy
- Direct AI-Based Medical X-Ray Imaging System a Paradigm-Shift from Conventional DR and CT
- Chest X-Ray AI Solution Automatically Identifies, Categorizes and Highlights Suspicious Areas
- AI Diagnoses Wrist Fractures As Well As Radiologists
- Annual Mammography Beginning At 40 Cuts Breast Cancer Mortality By 42%
- 3D Human GPS Powered By Light Paves Way for Radiation-Free Minimally-Invasive Surgery
- Novel AI Technology to Revolutionize Cancer Detection in Dense Breasts
- AI Solution Provides Radiologists with 'Second Pair' Of Eyes to Detect Breast Cancers
- AI Helps General Radiologists Achieve Specialist-Level Performance in Interpreting Mammograms
- Novel Imaging Technique Could Transform Breast Cancer Detection
- Computer Program Combines AI and Heat-Imaging Technology for Early Breast Cancer Detection