Conebeam CT technology developer CurveBeam and MedShape plan to collaborate on a clinical study that will evaluate the performance of MedShape's orthopedic dynamic compression device using CurveBeam's weight-bearing CT (WBCT).
The study will be conducted at the Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center in Dublin, OH, and it will evaluate MedShape's DynaNail TTC Fusion system used with CurveBeam's LineUp WBCT system. Patients will be followed up with CT exams at five postoperative intervals over 12 months, according to the two firms.
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
