Orthopedic and head and neck imaging
The motorized gantry with adjustable height and tilt allows for the best possible patient positioning, including the weight-bearing imaging of lower extremities.
The premium-quality images visualize even the smallest bone structures with minimal interference.
The Planmeca Ultra Low Dose™ imaging protocol reduces patient doses without a reduction in image quality.
The Planmeca CALM™ algorithm cancels the effects of patient movement, eliminating the need for retakes.
The scanner has an integrated touch screen with the Planmed Verity® Manager software for operating the unit.
Planmeca Romexis® Medical is a comprehensive software for viewing, processing and storing volumetric images.
The Disior Bonelogic Ortho Foot and Ankle software enables the automatic 3D imaging analysis of foot and ankle.
Planmed Verity® is a mobile cone beam CT (CBCT) scanner for three-dimensional extremity scans. It is the world’s first CT device for the foot, ankle and knee that produces images in a weight-bearing mode. It also provides maxillofacial as well as head and neck options.
From fast and relaxed patient examination with a low dose to effortless and ergonomic usability and high-quality 3D imaging for reliable diagnostics, Planmed Verity takes into consideration all aspects of the treatment.
High-quality 3D images
Low dose imaging
Ease of use
Optimal ergonomics
Ultimate patient comfort
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Clinical benefits of cone-beam CT imaging and automatic analysis of radiographic angles, measurements and reference points
by Prof. Beat Hintermann, Dr. Roza Ruiz and Dr. Nicola Krähenbühl
User references
“Conventional 2D radiographs and measurements do not accurately represent the complex 3D nature of the hand and wrist, and missed fractures on plain radiographs are not infrequent (4–5% in wrist and hand). Due to overlapping anatomical structures, radiographs are particularly unreliable for detecting the fracture of carpal bones. The amount of information CBCT can provide makes it a powerful imaging modality.
The use of the Planmed Verity® CBCT scanner has especially improved the primary fracture diagnostics in the wrist and hand, preoperative planning in complex fracture cases and the assessment of the consolidation of fractures or fusions”
– Dr. Eero Waris, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Specialist in Hand Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
“Until recently, CT images have been analyzed using the 2D slice view, as if you were looking at the image with one eye only. Cone beam CT imaging with the Planmed Verity® scanner and the Disior software allows analyzing the original 3D data in a way that compares to having a 20/20 vision.”
– Professor Jari Salo, MD, Specialist in Orthopedics and Trauma, Mehiläinen medical clinic in Helsinki, Finland
"In recent decades in the foot and ankle surgery, the weight-bearing 2D radiographs have been the golden standard for the analysis of foot deformities.
The introduction of CBCT has enabled the weight-bearing 3D analysis of deformities. This opens up a new world as it makes understanding the deformities easier and takes preoperative planning to a completely new level. In addition, as weight-bearing 3D joint analysis is new information that has not been available before, it offers a novel and powerful tool for researchers.
We use the Planmed Verity® CBCT scanner in the foot and ankle department on a daily basis for virtually all cases with foot and ankle deformities. The Disior software, for its part, helps us further analyze which corrections of the deformity may be needed.
We have found CBCT especially useful for the following applications:
- All kinds of deformities
- Fractures and pseudoarthrosis
- Joint alignment after ligament injuries
- Bone cysts and cartilage defects
CBCT with intra-articular contrast is very useful for the detailed analysis of cartilage damages in the foot and ankle joint. Since the cartilage layer is very thin, i.e. down to a 1 mm thickness, the CBCT resolution of 0.2 mm voxel size enables an in-depth analysis. In contrast to a conventional CT scan or MRI, CBCT also makes it possible to rotate the 3D axis freely. We use this new information to perform a virtual arthroscopy for preoperative planning, and we can also use it to 3D print cutting and drilling guides for surgery.
All in all, the Planmed Verity CBCT scanner has made us happier as surgeons by allowing us to help our patients better."
– Jouko Kivioja, MD, PhD, Specialist in orthopedics and foot surgery, Arcademy surgical clinic, Stockholm, Sweden