To make an evaluation of the extent of foot Injury, podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons had to rely on 2D-Xrays. It's a different story now, courtesy, CurveBeam of Warrington, PA that has brought a 3D load-bearing CT scan as a good way to evaluate foot injury.
Curve Beam's pedCAT scanner provides quick office-based foot and ankle scanning in a load bearing posture. Taking just a minute to scan, the image reconstruction is usually over in 2 minutes.
Researchers at the Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculo-Skeletal Sciences at University College London are now using this system to treat and manage shoe-related symptoms.
Source: Medindia