Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 100

FDG-PET/CT a good option for imaging pediatric osteosarcoma
By Wayne Forrest
PET/CT could be an option for evaluating children with osteosarcomas, but not for those with Ewing's or soft-tissue sarcoma due to lower levels of FDG uptake in these patients, a new study indicates. The findings differ from results in adults, which have shown similar FDG uptake levels among the sarcoma types.
June 24, 2010
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Viztek wins Ill. PACS contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has won a contract with an Illinois orthopedic firm for its Web-based Opal-Ortho PACS software.
June 23, 2010
Fla. firm uses unique pitch for mobile fluoroscopy unit
By Donna Domino
A Florida company is raising eyebrows in marketing a fluoroscopy system to chiropractors via a website that touts the unit's ability to generate higher insurance settlements in cases of chronic spinal trauma. The issue could be another front in the ongoing debate over the appropriate clinical use of medical radiation.
June 22, 2010
F-18 NaF PET/CT helps detect source of patellofemoral knee pain
By Wayne Forrest
F-18 sodium fluoride (F-18 NaF) PET/CT may be a promising adjunctive technique to MRI for orthopedic applications. A Stanford University team found that the PET/CT technique helped detect additional abnormalities in 49% of patients with patellofemoral knee pain.
June 21, 2010
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CIHI: Isotope shortage reduced nuke exams
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has reported that the medical isotope shortage resulted in a 22% decline in nuclear medicine exams for cardiac, bone, and lung diagnostic tests on Canadian patients in October 2009 compared to October 2008.
June 17, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Musculoskeletal Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
June 16, 2010
IDC signs deal for Merge ortho software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography vendor Imaging Dynamics (IDC) has signed an agreement with healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare that gives IDC access to Merge's ProPlanner orthopedic planning software.
June 2, 2010
eRad takes Texas order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm eRad has received an order for its PACS and teleradiology software from Baylor Orthopedic and Spine Hospital in Arlington, TX.
May 30, 2010
Viztek adds to customer list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has received an order from Canandaigua Orthopaedic Associates in Canandaigua, NY.
May 25, 2010
NovaRad adds ClinicPACS order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor NovaRad has installed its ClinicPACS at Greater Michigan Orthopaedics and Sport Medicine in Warren, MI.
May 17, 2010
Nocimed develops MR spectroscopy to find source of back pain
By Wayne Forrest
A California company with roots at the University of California, San Francisco is having early success in developing technology to noninvasively diagnose and localize back pain with the help of MR spectroscopy.
May 17, 2010
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Rates of osteoporosis screening rise in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The proportion of women ages 65 and older on Medicare who said that they had been screened for osteoporosis with bone densitometry increased from 34% in 2001 to 64% in 2006, according to a statement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
May 13, 2010
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