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System Allows More Accurate Diagnosis for Olympic Team Members
Korea, Feb. 7 — Jincheon National Training Center installed a CARESTREAM OnSight 3D Extremity System (see video link) at its comprehensive training center for national athletes. The center has a total of 166,330 square meters of indoor and outdoor training facilities and support facilities capable of accommodating about 1,150 people for a total of 37 sports events including athletics, baseball and swimming. It creates an environment where national athletes can focus on exercise in the best conditions, and installed the state-of-the-art Carestream’s OnSight 3D Extremity System, which uses cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) to capture 2D or 3D cross-sectional images of bone or soft
tissue in upper and lower extremities.
“The OnSight System provides the advantages of high-resolution, 3D X-ray images at a relatively low radiation dose,” said Dr. Jeong-Joong Yoon of the Jincheon national training center sport clinic. “We have many cases of joint and extremity injuries during training. The OnSight system provides superb image quality of bone and even soft tissue with one scan, so it enables us to obtain an accurate diagnosis and begin treatment planning immediately. This system can also capture weight-bearing images, which makes it easier to see the nature of the injury as it appears when the patient is actually using extremity.
This gives us a much better idea of the scope of the injury and how to treat it.”
Carestream Health designed the OnSight System to provide capabilities that are not possible with traditional X-ray exams. In summary, these include:
• Upper and lower extremity exams, with high-resolution 3D images to reveal subtle, difficult-to-detect fractures.
• Weight-bearing exams that allow viewing of lower extremities under natural load.
• Greater patient comfort and convenience, with a wide door opening for easy, step-in access.
• A reduced radiation dose compared to conventional CT systems.
“We believe the OnSight system improves the diagnosis and treatment of athletes at the Korea Olympic training center’s sport clinic and contributes to enhance care and performance of our athletes,” said Dr. Yoon.
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