Imaging device vendor CurveBeam has landed a contract with group purchasing organization Vizient for its pedCAT and InReach extremity CT scanners.
The contract was awarded based on a recommendation of pedCAT and InReach for orthopedic extremities by one of Vizient's member-led councils and signals that the systems demonstrate an ability to enhance clinical care or patient safety. The contract was awarded under the Vizient Innovative Technology program.
PedCAT permits high-resolution CT imaging of the foot and ankle while the patient is in a standing position, and it can scan both feet in a single scan, according to CurveBeam. InReach provides high-resolution CT scans of the hand, wrist, and elbow in less than 25 seconds.
Both systems are self-shielded and plug into a standard wall outlet. They provide ultralow-dose scans, and the effective radiation dose exposure is comparable to that of an x-ray, according to the firm.
![Images show the pectoralis muscles of a healthy male individual who never smoked (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; body mass index [BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared], 28.4; number of cigarette pack-years, 0; forced expiratory volume in 1 second [FEV1], 97.6% predicted; FEV1: forced vital capacity [FVC] ratio, 0.71; pectoralis muscle area [PMA], 59.4 cm2; pectoralis muscle volume [PMV], 764 cm3) and a male individual with a smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) (age, 66 years; height, 178 cm; BMI, 27.5; number of cigarette pack-years, 43.2, FEV1, 48% predicted; FEV1:FVC, 0.56; PMA, 35 cm2; PMV, 480.8 cm3) from the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease (i.e., CanCOLD) study. The CT image is shown in the axial plane. The PMV is automatically extracted using the developed deep learning model and overlayed onto the lungs for visual clarity.](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/03/genkin.25LqljVF0y.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&crop=focalpoint&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
