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Jaeyoung Kim1, Scott Ellis1, John A Carrino2
1Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, 532 East 72nd Street, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract:
Weight-bearing computed tomography (WBCT) was introduced in 2012 for foot and ankle applications as a breakthrough technology that enables full weight-bearing, three-dimensional imaging unaffected by x-ray beam projections or foot orientation. The literature describing the use of WBCT in the treatment of foot and ankle disorders is growing, and this article provides an overview of what can be measured with WBCT.
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