New York's Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and MARS Bioimaging have inked plans to collaborate on photon-counting spectral CT imaging technology.
The MARS 5x120 Extremity CT scanner features spectral imaging, in which x-rays at different energy levels are sent through an object simultaneously. The technology uses these data to produce 3D images of objects, with separate regions represented by a variety of colors. Staff at HHS will conduct research using the preclinical scanner in musculoskeletal imaging and diagnosis, according to a statement released by MARS.
