Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 113

MDCT holds promise for advanced osteoporosis scan
By Eric Barnes
CT could become an important player in the emerging field of structural bone assessment, according to researchers from Berlin and San Francisco. They believe the modality is capable of evaluating trabecular structures from the extremities to the vertebrae, outperforming even high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) in some conditions.
April 5, 2009
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Study finds C-arm radiation exposure underestimated
By Wayne Forrest
A new study is advising orthopedic physicians to take greater care when imaging patient extremities with both standard and mini C-arms, because the risk of radiation exposure in previous studies has been underestimated.
March 31, 2009
Radiography fails to offer diagnosis for sudden hip pain in kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
Hip and pelvic radiography exams ordered for children younger than 9 years who have nontraumatic, acute onset hip pain are of limited diagnostic value in distinguishing serious from benign disease. For this reason, these exams should not be routinely ordered by emergency department or urgent care clinicians, according to a New Zealand study.
March 31, 2009
ONI Medical completes two installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MR developer ONI Medical Systems has installed its MSK Extreme 1.5-tesla, high-field musculoskeletal MRI system at imaging facilities in New Hampshire and California.
March 24, 2009
Fluoro-guided lumbar punctures fail more for infants, elderly
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
When an infant less than 1 year of age needs a lumbar puncture, radiologists should consider using an ultrasound-guided procedure instead of fluoroscopy, researchers recommend.
March 22, 2009
Low-dose whole-body x-ray works for bone surveys
By Cynthia E. Keen
Low-dose whole-body radiographic systems were initially designed to rapidly image critically injured emergency and trauma patients. But sites with the systems are finding that they can be useful for performing rapid bone survey screenings of cancer patients, saving time and radiation dose for patients.
March 19, 2009
Neoprobe hits Lymphoseek clinical milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has reached a clinical milestone in a multicenter phase III study of its Lymphoseek radiotracer, the company reported.
March 18, 2009
ITL lands RIS/PACS install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS developer Image Technology Laboratories (ITL) has added Orthopedic Associates in Binghamton, NY, to its client list.
March 17, 2009
Ziehm debuts new C-arm at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
C-arm developer Ziehm Imaging introduced its Ziehm Solo C-arm at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
March 17, 2009
Study counters doubt over MRI's usefulness for hand surgeons
By Wayne Forrest
Contrary to previous research, a new study has found that most musculoskeletal MRI scans obtained prior to evaluation by a hand surgeon are, in fact, useful. The data call into question prior retrospective analyses that may have been confounded by recall bias.
March 16, 2009
Xograph installs buckyStar system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has installed its buckyStar general digital radiography system at Frome Community Hospital in Somerset.
March 12, 2009
GE Lunar inks Biospace pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare's Lunar bone densitometry division has inked an agreement to offer U.S. customers InBody230 and InBody720 bioelectric impedance analyzers from Biospace Co. Ltd. of South Korea.
March 11, 2009
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