Head and Neck Radiology: Page 75

Sonography has a lock on TMJ

By Ultrasound Review

(Ultrasound Review) Dynamic sonography in the hands of experts provides valuable information about disk displacement within the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), according to researchers at the University of Innsbruck in Austria.

July 21, 2002

CMS panel dashes hopes for PET Alzheimer’s payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A panel of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has affirmed a lower panel’s rejection of PET coverage for the diagnosis and management of Alzheimer’s disease.

April 21, 2002

PET zeros in on hypoxia in head and neck cancer treatment

By Shalmali Pal

SAN FRANCISCO - FDG-PET and FMISO-PET scans offer valuable information on hypoxia, a condition that can hamper the treatment of head and neck tumors, according to researchers from the University of Washington and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle.

April 9, 2002

Tumor > Benign > AVM > Images > Case2

By Scott Williams

April 2, 2002

I-131 Ablation for Thyroid Neoplasms

By Scott Williams

April 2, 2002

Brain SPECT for the Detection of a Seizure focus:

By Scott Williams

April 2, 2002

Positioning techniques for quality esophagrams

By Naveed Ahmad, MD

The esophagus may be examined by performing a single-contrast study in which only barium or another radiopaque contrast agent is used to fill the esophageal lumen. A double-contrast procedure also may be used. Dr. Naveed Ahmad shows you how.

March 19, 2002

Imaging is rarely definitive in concussion

While imaging can diagnose many types of brain injuries, concussions are hit and miss. According to neuroradiologist Dr. David Kushner, clinical examination is often a better way to deal with bumps on the head, though he recommends head CT for many sports injuries.

February 20, 2002

CMS expands PET reimbursement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET advocates hoping for the reimbursement of new applications received good news today from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

February 19, 2002

Instrumentarium supplies dental units to Olympics

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Instrumentarium Imaging is supplying its dental extraoral and intraoral x-ray units to the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

February 10, 2002

Reversed head CT film leads to wrong-site surgery

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A surgeon operated on the wrong side of a patient's head after a CT scan was placed backwards on the lightbox, Rhode Island's Providence Journal reported Wednesday.

January 16, 2002

MRI, CT are comparable for planning sinusitis surgery

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - In patients with chronic sinusitis, CT does a good job of imaging the paranasal sinuses. But MRI has its advantages too, not the least of which is zero radiation. A study presented Friday at the RSNA meeting suggested that MRI can replace CT for preoperative planning in patients with paranasal sinus disease.

December 3, 2001

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