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REBEL Core Cast 131.0 – Traumatic Arthrotomy

REBEL EM

Obtain emergency orthopedics consultation for all open joints and administer antibiotics and update tetanus in all patients REBEL Core Cast 131.0 – Traumatic Arthrotomy Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast. cefazolin or cefuroxime) If risk factors for MRSA present, use agent with activity against MRSA (i.e.

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Cone Beam CT: A Technical Explanation of White Paper Image Quality

CurveBeam AI

Extremity cone beam CT (CBCT) systems are used as a point-of-care modality to improve workflow and have been widely accepted by the Orthopedic community: They are compact and fit in a typical exam room, are low weight, and require minimal X-Ray isolation. CBCT is optimized for three-dimensional radiographic imaging.

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Weight Bearing CT Imaging for Sports Medicine

CurveBeam AI

Common Indications Syndesmosis Provide increased sensitivity and specificity over radiographs 1. Fractures CBCT helps in the evaluation of the fracture healing process which X-Ray can over or under-estimate 6. Help detect subtle syndesmosis injuries 1. Lisfranc Injuries Better characterize bony injuries 3.

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Making the Transformation from Analog to Digital Radiography

Everything Rad

The benefits of moving from analog imaging to full digital X-ray are well known. Your radiographers need to upload each image from the cassette to a console before they can capture the next image. They come in uniform sizes, and most have a Cesium Iodide scintillator for low-dose applications and very limited storage.

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WBCT Indications Series: Syndesmosis

CurveBeam AI

A weight bearing CT scan can: Provide increased sensitivity and specificity over radiographs​. Diagnosis If WB X-rays are indeterminate after clinical exam, order a bilateral WBCT. X-rays were non-diagnostic. Help detect subtle syndesmosis injuries.

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Innovations in Interventional Imaging

Omega Medical Imaging

The technology of interventional X-ray systems has evolved. Instead of a constant beam of X-ray energy, pulsed fluoro technology provided an innovation that reduced radiation exposure by ~65% from non-pulsed systems. Medical imaging has come a long way from the first days of fuzzy monochrome X-rays.

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REBEL Core Cast 94.0 – SBO

REBEL EM

A normal lactate does not rule out the diagnosis Plain X-rays perform poorly in making or ruling out the diagnosis. A normal lactate does not rule out the diagnosis Plain X-rays perform poorly in making or ruling out the diagnosis. Abdominal X-ray 75% 66% 1.6 Absent bowel sounds Peritoneal signs (i.e.

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