Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 105

Bone fractures in infants with rickets differ from child-abuse injuries
By Cynthia E. Keen
When an infant or toddler is diagnosed with a bone fracture, is the injury the result of an accident, child abuse, or an old disease such as rickets making a comeback in modern society? Radiography can help radiologists make the distinction.
January 17, 2010
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Stand-up MRI detects impact of heavy backpacks on children
By Cynthia E. Keen
A stand-up MRI scanner found signs of lumbar spine compression in children carrying full backpacks, according to researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.
January 5, 2010
ACRIN study finds RF ablation effective for reducing pain
By Erik L. Ridley
An American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) study has determined that image-guided radiofrequency (RF) ablation is safe and effective for lowering the level of pain experienced by cancer patients with bone metastases.
January 4, 2010
Automated QCT offers hope for passive osteoporosis screening
By Eric Barnes
A new quantitative CT (QCT) technique offers hope that osteoporosis scans could someday be performed passively -- and automatically -- from abdominal CT scans acquired for other clinical purposes, according to researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD.
December 27, 2009
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Ultrasound-guided injections help hip pain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound-guided cortisone injections may effectively treat a common, painful condition caused by injury to the tendons in the buttocks that typically affects middle-aged to elderly women and young active individuals, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
December 22, 2009
Kubtec takes McGill order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray firm Kub Technologies (Kubtec) has sold its Xpert 80 to McGill University in Montreal.
December 14, 2009
Identifying cartilage abnormalities aids osteomyelitis diagnosis
By Wayne Forrest
Epiphyseal cartilage perfusion abnormalities are more common among children with osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, and examining the characteristics of these abnormalities could help in diagnosing the conditions, according to research from Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.
December 14, 2009
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AuntMinnie.com Musculoskeletal Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
December 9, 2009
CMS considers F-18 NaF PET coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun taking feedback on a proposal to cover F-18 sodium fluoride (F-18 NaF) PET imaging studies to identify bone metastasis of cancer under certain conditions.
December 7, 2009
VirtualScopics gains Japanese patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computerized image analysis developer VirtualScopics has announced issuance of a Japanese patent for its "System and Method for 4D Reconstruction and Visualization."
December 3, 2009
Time Medical gets FDA nod for MR scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR firm Time Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its hybrid Mona 0.2-tesla MRI and high temperature superconducting (HTS) orthopedic RF coil.
December 2, 2009
Visbion scores U.K. PACS install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Visbion has installed its PACS software for diagnostic image review and orthopedic planning at the Barlborough NHS Treatment Centre in the U.K.
November 29, 2009
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