Move beyond traditional X-ray imaging with weight-bearing cone-beam CT and slot scanning examinations

Musculoskeletal imaging has been part of the regular examination spectrum in radiology for over 100 years. However, precise measurements within these examinations require additional calibration on stitched imaging to avoid distortions. CT imaging may complement the examinations with their precise, superimposition-free images, but still lack the possibility to acquire functional weight-bearing images; and the relatively high CT radiation dose is only accepted. 

With the advanced features Real3D¹ and True2scale Body Scan¹, the Twin Robotic X-ray system Multitom Rax offers versatile solutions. Real3D offers three-dimensional X-ray examinations of the lower extremities and lumbar spine under physiological weight-bearing conditions which are relevant for numerous orthopedic applications. At the same time, True2scale Body Scan enables length-extended geometrically accurate, and dose reduced images in slot scanning technique, which can be used by orthopedists and surgeons for accurate surgical planning and therapy progress monitoring. 

In this ECR Radiology Symposium, clinical experts from a wide range of disciplines will present new areas of application for Multitom Rax. Multidisciplinary clinical experts will: 

• discuss the clinical possibilities with 3D weight-bearing examinations in a standing position
•  demonstrate how important detailed and geometrically accurate imaging is for surgical planning
•  show the possibilities for reducing radiation dose