Metal artifact reduction software offers additional diagnostic advantages. By Levon Vogelsang, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at Carestream Health. Editor's note: This article was originally published in Becker’s Spine Review on Jan. 16, 2018. It is republished here with the publication’s permission. An aging population along with a wide
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Imaging centers can attract referrals with an ortho CT that provides patient comfort and weight-bearing studies. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)1, in its publication “Ortho Info,” describes the CT exam as follows2. “You lie as motionless as possible on a table that slides into
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We’re Collaborating with CurveBeam to Support a Special Scientific Event at AOFAS. As part of our ongoing mission to lead the way in CT research and education, Carestream has teamed up with CurveBeam to promote a session of the Weight-bearing CT International Study Group (WBCT) at
Read MoreModality enables capture of low-dose 3D extremity exams on site. By Don Thompson, Marketing Director, Carestream. Orthopaedic specialists can streamline workflow and productivity by capturing onsite exams with new 3D cone beam technology. The capability to do image capture, diagnosis, and discussion of treatment options with patients
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Providers must be accredited by a CMS-approved organization. The process for securing accreditation for Cone Beam CT orthopaedic imaging can be a bit confusing. However, it’s a necessary process. Any facility performing CT scans must obtain accreditation prior to receiving reimbursements from Medicare and many private
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In-house imaging provides orthopaedic practices with ancillary revenue stream. “Where you win or lose the game in a medical practice is on the revenue side of the balance sheet.” Orthopaedic practices, like all medical practices, are feeling the pinch of increased costs, reimbursement pressure, and time-consuming administrative
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Study favors weight-bearing images for orthopaedic patellofemoral diagnosis and surgery. By Dr. John Marzo, physician with UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. In clinical orthopedics advanced imaging like computed axial tomography (CT) scanning, has become invaluable to the evaluation and management of patients with musculoskeletal disease. Bone detail
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By Dave Fornell, Editor, Diagnostic & Interventional Cardiology magazine and assistant editor for Imaging Technology News magazine. While I write a lot about medical imaging technology and how new technology can and should work, it is not often that I get to experience how things actually
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