Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 109

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
Ultrasound performs well in muscular trauma
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound is useful for the diagnosis, management, and follow-up of muscle tears and hematomas, according to research from Khoula Hospital. The Oman researchers studied the use of dynamic ultrasound in 50 male soccer players.
July 12, 2009
MRI helps develop novel plug for damaged knees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York are using MRI and quantitative T2 mapping to examine how a biodegradable scaffold, or plug, can be used to treat patients with damaged knee cartilage.
July 8, 2009
Agfa inks NFL contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received a contract from the National Football League (NFL) for its DX-S computed radiography system.
July 6, 2009
US screening advised for newborns at risk for hip dysplasia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Screening all newborn infants for hip dysplasia with a physical exam, and performing an ultrasound examination of infants identified at high risk, can significantly decrease the chance that they will develop early arthritis, according to new research.
July 1, 2009
Study: Rotator cuff treatment provides tendonitis relief
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian researchers have developed a minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder that provides immediate symptom relief.
June 29, 2009
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