Aurora-based University of Colorado Hospital spine surgeons are using 3-D scans for more customized spine surgery, according to 9 News.
Here are four insights:
1. The EOS technology allows the surgeons to order rods tailored to each individual patient.
2. Surgeons implemented the technology to facilitate long-term posture correction and pain relief.
3. The hospitals' providers would all use various X-ray images prior to using EOS technology. The EO imaging allows providers to have a better sense for how patients overcompensate for various back injuries in their posture.
4. The technology accelerates the surgical process because surgeons can better plan using the images.