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Innovative Diagnostic Technology
How can we help you?
All of our podiatric physicians have extensive
training and experience to bring you the latest in medical and
surgical treatments of the foot and ankle.
Podiatric
Diagnostic Ultrasound
The F-Scan System
Podiatric
Diagnostic Ultrasound
Ultrasound is sound that has a frequency
higher than the range of human hearing which is 20,000 cycles/second
or 20 kHz. Ultrasound simply describes sound that has a pitch
too high for us to hear.
Images viewed with diagnostic ultrasound
appear in ranging shades from bright white-hyperchoic indicating
a boney structure to soft tissue structures appearing grey-hyperchoic
or even black-anechoic. Our podiatric physicians commonly utilize
this technology to evaluate many podiatric concerns.
We incorporate this imaging technology
in the diagnosis and treatment of the following:
- Achilles Tendon injuries
- Retocalcaneal bursitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Plantar fibromas
- Heel spur pain
- Tendon pain and injuries around the
ankle
- Rheumatoid arthritis
The F-Scan System
The F-Scan In-Shoe System combines practical
biomechanics with computer technology to revolutionize the diagnostic
process. Whether used to determine the dynamic interaction of
normal footwear with or without orthoses, review gait abnormalities
or evaluate the potential or result of surgery, the F-Scan offers
instantaneous data at every critical phase. The F-Scan enhances
our ability to obtain dynamic functional information on the high-risk
foot.
Our Doctors utilize the F-Scan technology for the following applications:
- Screening diabetics and other neuropathic
patients
- Observing gait abnormalities
- Regulating weight bearing after surgery
- Monitoring degenerative foot disorders
- Determining ray hypermobility
- Intermediate determination of orthotic
efficiency
- Pre and post surgical evaluations
- Identifying areas of potential ulceration
- Determining degree of pronation or supination
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