Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 109

AuntMinnie.com Musculoskeletal Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
September 2, 2009
MRI finds proximal femur fractures missed by x-ray
By Wayne Forrest
MRI can detect a significant number of fractures of the proximal femur that are missed by plain radiography, as well as prompt early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, according to a British study.
August 31, 2009
Xograph completes Ziehm install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, recently delivered a Ziehm Vision mobile C-arm image intensifier to the Runnymede Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey.
August 18, 2009
ACR issues guidelines on pediatric hip dysplasia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has published a new set of Appropriateness Criteria to guide radiologists in making diagnostic imaging and treatment decisions about children to identify developmental dysplasia of the hip.
August 10, 2009
Childhood cancer survivors susceptible to diabetes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Individuals who received total body or abdominal radiation therapy as treatment for childhood cancer have an increased risk of becoming diabetic when they reach adulthood, according to a new study.
August 10, 2009
Wider radiation fields don't bring bone cancer relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Does using a wider radiation field induce a more rapid response for cancer patients receiving palliative external-beam radiation therapy to reduce the pain of bone metastases? No, Toronto researchers discovered, after analyzing the records of more than 650 patients.
August 6, 2009
FDA clears Time Medical's open MRI system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR firm Time Medical has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its whole-body open MRI system.
August 5, 2009
Viztek wins New York install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has won a New York installation of its Opal-Ortho PACS software and U-Arm DR digital radiography system.
August 5, 2009
Hard-copy prints help orthopods adjust to digital imaging
By Marty Graham
Orthopedic surgeons are usually the last holdout -- and often a bony obstacle -- to shuttering radiology darkrooms and going digital. But Philadelphia radiologists have found a simple answer to winning their cooperation and getting some impressive results in terms of lower costs and quicker readings.
August 2, 2009
Carestream adds DR order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received a digital radiography (DR) order from Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, NY.
July 28, 2009
New 3D fast spin-echo protocol hastens knee MRI scans
By Wayne Forrest
A preliminary study has concluded that using a new 3D isotropic fast spin-echo sequence to detect knee joint abnormalities could hasten the assessment of patients with severe pain or claustrophobia who cannot tolerate a 25-minute routine MRI exam, according to results published in the August issue of Radiology.
July 28, 2009
Konica Minolta gets SoCal ortho install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has received an order for its digital x-ray technology from an orthopedic clinic in Southern California.
July 15, 2009
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