A new approach to identify wear regions on bearing surfaces of retrieved endoprostheses.

Although total hip replacements (THR) can be considered one of the most successful implantable medical devices in history, wear remains the ultimate challenge in order to further increase clinical success. Wear assessment on retrieved implants is the most reliable way to perform research into failure mechanisms. Therefor the bearing surface of the explant is measured geometrically by coordinate measuring machine (CMM).

Augmented Reality With Cinematic Rendered 3-Dimensional Images From Volumetric Computed Tomography Data.

Recent advances in 3-dimensional visualization of volumetric computed tomography data have led to the novel technique of cinematic rendering (CR), which provides photorealistic images with enhanced surface detail and realistic shadowing effects that are generally not possible with older methods such as volume rendering. The emergence of CR coincides with the increasingly widespread availability of virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) interfaces including wearable headsets. The intersection of these technologies suggests many potential advances, including the ability of interpreting radiologists to look at photorealistic images of patient pathology in real time with surgeons and other referring providers, so long as VR/AR headsets are deployed and readily available.

Video Radiology Reports: A Valuable Tool to Improve Patient-Centered Radiology.

Improved communication between radiologists and patients is a key component of patient-centered radiology. The purpose of this study was to create patient-centered video radiology reports using simple-to-understand language and annotated images and to assess the effect of these reports on patients' experience and understanding of their imaging results. During a 4-month study period, faculty radiologists created video radiology reports using a tool integrated within the diagnostic viewer that allows both image and voice capture.