Our facility has acquired new imaging equipment, further strengthening our technical platform and enhancing patient care.
Also known as CBCT, this X-ray imaging device enables examinations of the extremities (hand, elbow, knee, foot, including weight-bearing) in 3D, with enhanced precision, facilitating the detection of fine fractures, often invisible in standard radiography.
This system generates a volumetric 3D image (Cone Beam CT) while exposing the patient to a very low radiation dose. Its adjustable and mobile gantry, equipped with specific supports, ensures precise positioning, enabling in particular the acquisition of loaded images of the lower extremities.
The most frequently overlooked fractures concern the extremities. Thanks to its high-resolution acquisition technique (0.2 mm), Planmed Verity is able to detect even the finest, most discreet cracks. What's more, the radiation dose delivered by CBCT is much lower than that of a conventional CT scan, and barely higher than that of a standard X-ray.
As an example, for a wrist :
- X-Ray (RX) : 38,9 mGy-cm
- Cone-beam CT (CBCT) : 49,07 mGy-cm
- Computed tomography (CT) : 498 mGy-cm
20-minute slots are reserved for scheduled patients in our B1 building. Unscheduled examinations can also be carried out, depending on standard radiology flow.
Dr. Med. Adrien Ray, orthopaedic surgeon, stresses that :
"The ConeBeam CT scan is an advanced imaging technology that provides highly precise three-dimensional images. This equipment is particularly valuable in orthopedics, especially for assessing foot and hand pathologies. When performed under load-bearing conditions, the scan enables a dynamic evaluation that was previously impossible with standard CT scanners, thus revolutionizing the diagnosis of these conditions."