Biospace med has announced that data from a clinical study of its FDA-cleared ‘EOS’ 3D x-ray orthopedic imaging system conducted by a Montreal-based hospital-”EOS: A New Breed of X-Ray Imager Using Low-Dose Slot-Scanning to Achieve High-Quality Images”-showed that the EOS ultra-low-dose orthopedic imaging system makes possible “better image quality” than CR imaging while using nearly 10 times less radiation.” EOS is designed to capture head-to-toe images of patients in a standing, weight-bearing position while reducing up to 90% of the radiation dose compared to a conventional x-ray and up to 1000 times less radiation than a conventional CT scan.

Empa has developed a novel sensor to help doctors monitor broken bones as they grow back together. They can now decide whether the healing process is progressing normally or whether there is a danger that the fracture or implants might be overloaded. An electronics-free sensor offers many advantages not least of the financial kind. In the new Empa sensor the data is read out by means of an ultrasonic scanner. The solution is in the form of a small, hollow spiral which sits on the implant together with a fluid reservoir.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) produce better detection of bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than radiography, according to research published in Arthritis Research & Therapy. The early detection of bone erosion is very important in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Dr Møller Døhn of the Copenhagen University Hospital said, “The number of erosions detected on CT indicate that CT is a very sensitive method for detecting bone erosions in RA wrist bones, possibly even more sensitive than MRI.”