Ghost imaging is a technique with the potential to reduce radiation exposure.

Indianapolis-based OrthoIndy Hospital installed the first Mazor X Robotic Guidance System in Indiana for spine surgery.

Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine opened a neuroanatomy lab next to its Neurosurgical Simulation and Virtual Reality Center. Stanford's neurosurgery department intends for the new lab to bridge the gap between the simulation center and OR.

The Seattle Science Foundation began a $15 million five-year initiative to create a comprehensive 3-D atlas of the spinal cord, STAT reports. The atlas is intended to improve understanding and treatment of spinal cord injuries.

Jeffrey Peterson joined Imaging3's board of directors, effective March 22.

The global surgical robots markets is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.7 percent to reach $14.7 billion by 2024, according to a market report by Research Cosmos.

Among orthopedists, defensive imaging is both common and costly, according to a prospective practice audit in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

Infervision, a Beijing, China-based artificial intelligence company developing medical imaging technology, raised $47 million in series B+ financing from existing and new investors, according to China Money Network.

President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal year 2019 budget calls for nearly $71 million to purchase 145 new CT airport scanners to check carry-on bags, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Neurosurgeon Jeffrey Elias, MD, at University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, pioneered the use of focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor. The University of Virginia Licensing & Ventures Group named Dr. Elias the 2018 Edlich-Henderson Innovator of the Year, according to UVA Today.

Radiation scatter from orthopedic hardware can harm first assistants' eyes during mini-C arm fluoroscopy. Surgeons and first assistants should use the mini-C arm in the vertical position as much as possible while wearing lead-lined glasses and other protective clothing, Michael Groover, DO, told Medscape Medical News.

Micro C, a medical device startup that manufactures a handheld X-ray and digital camera imaging device for orthopedic surgeons, raised an additional $1 million in funding, bringing their total seed amount to $2.2 million. The funds were raised largely from individual physicians, Hypepotamus reports.

A new study published in Spine compares the accuracy of robotic guidance, O-arms and the freehand technique during spine surgery.

The patient safety organization Surgical Review Corp. recognized Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based Northern Westchester Hospital as a Center of Excellence in Robotic Surgery.

EOS imaging will showcase stereoVIEW alongside hipEOS 3.0 and the other EOSapps for 3-D orthopedic surgical planning at the 2018 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Sonex Health entered into a co-marketing agreement with Samsung NeuroLogica Corp. to promote ultrasound-guided micro-invasive procedures.

University of California in San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is the first standalone pediatric hospital to acquire Surgical Theater's Precision Virtual Reality visualization platform.

The Egg Harbor (N.J.) Township Committee approved an agreement Feb. 21 allowing Atlantic Medical Imaging to pay reduced taxes for five years, PressofAtlanticCity.com reports.

A Carestream DRX Core detector will be used at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Twin Falls, Idaho-based St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center held a ribbon cutting for its new medical plaza Feb. 21, according to MagicValley.com. Medical Plaza 2 will feature outpatient medical imaging services.