EOS Imaging

WORLD-CLASS TECHNOLOGY

Bringing Advanced Spine Innovation to Central New York

At CNY Brain & Spine Neurosurgery, we believe patients in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York deserve access to the same advanced technology and surgical innovation found at leading metropolitan and academic medical centers across the country.

Under the leadership of Dr. Nicholas Qandah, CNY Brain & Spine continues to invest in cutting-edge imaging, minimally invasive surgical systems, robotic technology, and advanced treatment solutions designed to improve precision, safety, recovery, and long-term patient outcomes.

Many of these technologies are rarely available outside of major institutions in cities like New York, Boston, or Seattle. Our mission is to bring that level of care closer to home.

From advanced deformity correction and minimally invasive spine surgery to next-generation imaging and motion-preserving procedures, every technology implemented at CNY Brain & Spine is chosen with one goal in mind: delivering world-class care locally.

 

Full-Body, Low-Dose, 3D Imaging for Precision Spine Surgery

CNY Brain & Spine is proud to offer EOS® Imaging, one of the most advanced orthopedic and spinal imaging technologies available today.

EOS is a revolutionary low-dose imaging system that captures simultaneous full-body frontal and side images while patients are standing in a natural, weight-bearing position. This allows physicians to evaluate how the spine, pelvis, hips, knees, and lower extremities truly align under gravity and during normal posture.

Unlike traditional X-rays or CT scans, EOS provides:

  • Significantly lower radiation exposure
  • Full-body skeletal imaging in one scan
  • Advanced 3D reconstruction and modeling
  • Precise evaluation of global spinal alignment
  • Superior surgical planning for complex spinal conditions

Very few centers in Upstate New York offer EOS technology. It is most commonly found at elite orthopedic and spine institutions such as Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Bringing EOS to Central New York reflects CNY Brain & Spine’s commitment to providing nationally competitive spine care within the Mohawk Valley region.

Why EOS Matters

Spinal deformity is not simply a back problem. It is a full-body alignment condition.

When scoliosis, degeneration, or spinal imbalance occurs, the body compensates in multiple ways:

  • The pelvis rotates
  • Knees bend
  • Hips shift
  • The head moves forward
  • Muscles fatigue trying to maintain balance

Traditional imaging performed while lying down often fails to capture these compensatory changes.

EOS imaging allows Dr. Qandah and the CNY Brain & Spine team to evaluate patients in their natural upright posture, providing a far more accurate understanding of how spinal conditions affect the entire body.

 

Advanced Planning for Complex Spine Surgery

Dr. Qandah specializes in complex spinal deformity surgery, including adult degenerative scoliosis and multilevel spinal reconstruction.

Modern spine surgery is no longer focused solely on correcting curves. It is focused on restoring global alignment, balance, biomechanics, and long-term function.

EOS technology allows for highly detailed measurements and surgical planning, including:

  • Sagittal balance
  • Coronal balance
  • Pelvic alignment parameters
  • Global spinal alignment
  • Leg length discrepancies
  • Compensatory hip and knee positioning

This advanced imaging helps improve surgical precision while reducing the risk of under-correction, over-correction, and future degeneration.

For patients, this often means:

  • Improved posture
  • Reduced pain
  • Better endurance
  • Less muscular fatigue
  • Enhanced long-term quality of life

 

A Lower Radiation Alternative

EOS imaging uses significantly less radiation than conventional imaging systems, making it especially valuable for:

  • Younger patients
  • Patients requiring repeated imaging
  • Long-term scoliosis and deformity monitoring
  • Complex surgical follow-up

Bringing Tertiary-Level Spine Care to the Mohawk Valley

Historically, patients requiring advanced deformity evaluation and surgical planning often traveled to major metropolitan hospitals for this level of technology and expertise.

Today, that same level of innovation is available right here at CNY Brain & Spine Neurosurgery.

Our commitment is simple:

Deliver world-class spine care without forcing patients to leave the region.

 

Conditions That Benefit from EOS Imaging

  • Adult degenerative scoliosis
  • Sagittal imbalance
  • Flatback syndrome
  • Kyphosis
  • Complex spinal deformity
  • Revision spine surgery
  • Multilevel lumbar degeneration
  • Hip-spine disorders
  • Chronic posture and alignment issues

 

The Future of Spine Surgery Is Here

At CNY Brain & Spine, technology is more than equipment. It is part of a larger commitment to innovation, precision, and patient-centered care.

EOS Imaging represents the future of spinal deformity evaluation and surgical planning — and that future is now available in Central New York.