EOS imaging Inc., the Cambridge, Mass., provider of 2D/3D orthopedic medical imaging systems, has launched a new online service that allows hospitals to outsource 3D modeling from the company’s stereo-radiographic images.

Generated at EOS’ Canadian subsidiary in Montreal, 3D modeling capabilities will be available to healthcare professionals with access to EOS images worldwide. Along with their associated, automatically computed clinical data, 3D models will be available for spine, hip, and knee for aid in therapeutic decision, surgery planning, and control. The 3D service will also provide 3D modeling of the ribcage for research purposes as well as for the design of scoliosis braces.

EOS_2-24-14 One of the first customers of this new service is Setting Scoliosis Straight Foundation (SSSF), a not-for-profit foundation that supports the Harms Study Group (HSG) in understanding and developing treatments of spinal deformities in children and adolescents. Formed in 1995, HSG is a collaborative cohort of worldwide distinguished surgeons who perform comprehensive, multicenter research studies and share the results to advance the techniques of spinal deformity correction. EOS 3D Service to SSSF provides the group’s surgeons with access to 3D data for their patients undergoing scoliosis surgery.

“EOS’ modeling capabilities fit seamlessly into our strategic plan to research and identify new spinal deformity treatment techniques, and we couldn’t be more pleased to partner with the company as the first users of the EOS 3D Service” said Michelle Marks, SSSF executive director.

“EOS 3D Service affords surgeons and bracing professionals currently without direct access to our sterEOS workstation to benefit from the powerhouse of our patient 3D models and data,” said Marie Meynadier, chief executive of EOS imaging. “We are happy to extend this service to all of our customers and to their referrals, adding further value to the suite of software and tools based on the EOS platform.”

The EOS system provides full-body stereo-radiographic images of patients in functional positions, in both 2D and 3D, as well as related software solutions. According to the company, EOS exams use 50% to 85% less radiation dose than digital radiology requires and 95% less than basic computed tomography scans.

For more information, visit EOS Imaging.

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