Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 119

SPECT/CT once again shows value in bone lesion location

By Wayne Forrest

While SPECT has proved beneficial in detecting lesions in bone scans, researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City have found that SPECT/CT is even more advantageous in determining exact lesion location.

September 17, 2008

eRad inks PACS deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS firm eRad has won a contract with a Massachusetts orthopedic device firm.

September 14, 2008

DECT aces noninvasive gout diagnosis

By Eric Barnes

According to early assessments, dual-energy CT (DECT) has the potential to revolutionize the diagnosis of gout with a fast, sensitive, and noninvasive exam that outperforms the invasive gold standard test while revealing new information about an old nemesis.

September 14, 2008

FFDM beats analog; meniscal MRI; trauma radiation dose

By Brian Casey

September 10, 2008

Hologic gets FDA nod for FRAX

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging firm Hologic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to incorporate the World Health Organization's 10-year fracture risk calculator (FRAX) into its bone densitometry systems.

September 8, 2008

ONI debuts 1.5-tesla scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Extremity MR developer ONI Medical Systems has introduced its 1.5-tesla MSK Extreme scanner.

September 3, 2008

FDG-PET/CT and MRI similar with soft-tissue tumors, differ with bone tumors

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET/CT and MRI show similar diagnostic accuracies in differentiating between malignant and benign soft-tissue tumors, but offer different attributes when imaging for bone tumors, according to a study from Yeungnam University Hospital in South Korea.

September 2, 2008

FDG-PET may supplement MRI for acute osteomyelitis

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET is a highly specific imaging modality for excluding acute osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot and is a useful imaging complement to MRI, according to a University of Pennsylvania study. The results also indicate that FDG-PET should be the preferred imaging modality over plain film radiography when MRI is not allowed because of contraindications.

August 24, 2008

Xograph delivers C-arm to U.K. clinic

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has won a contract with a U.K. clinic.

August 20, 2008

MDCT identifies malignant pancreatic cysts for surgery

By Eric Barnes

Thin-section MDCT is more useful than previously thought for identifying patients with pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN). A new study found that CT accurately identified IPMN features that were associated with both malignancy and parenchymal invasion.

August 19, 2008

FDG-PET may help detect infection in knee prostheses

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET is showing early promise in accurately detecting infected knee prostheses, but researchers caution that more patient samples are needed to verify the imaging technique's efficacy. In a retrospective study, FDG-PET was performed on the affected knees in 52 patients with a painful prosthesis.

August 17, 2008

Sybermedica's PACSMail provides bridge to China

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica said that its PACSMail medical e-mail service is being used to provide an imaging bridge between the U.K. and China during the summer of 2008.

August 13, 2008

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