Medscape

Spinal CT Scan

Can you describe the findings on this CT scan? Test your clinical knowledge using the following example. Post-myelogram CT scan shows impingement caused by facet hypertrophy and the infolding of the ...
Hartford Courant

‘X-ray vison’ allows a CT surgeon to see the spine through the patient’s back. Here’s how he does it.

Dr. Isaac Moss, an orthopedic surgeon at UConn Health, can see his patient’s spinal column during surgery without cutting the back open or even having to look at a two-dimensional X-ray on a screen.
Healio

Biomechanical CT may identify patients at risk for reoperation, vertebral fracture

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . No patient younger than the age of 50 years tested positive for osteoporosis. Patients with osteoporosis had an ...
MD&M East

A Orthopedic Sensor To Report Progress of Spinal Fusion Aims to Reduce Use of CT Scans

The two important features of any new medical device these days is whether it is better for the patient and whether it can take costs out of the system. Ric Navarro, CEO of Akron, Ohio-based OrthoData ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

CT Scans May Cause as Many as 5% of Cancers Diagnosed Each Year in the US

Researchers estimated that the use of CT scans in 2023 would cause 102,700 lifetime cancers, including 93,000 cancers in adults and 9700 cancers in children. Radiation from computed tomography (CT) ...