Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 125

Comprehensive musculoskeletal US exam offers most value

By Erik L. Ridley

While a focused musculoskeletal sonographic exam can identify most abnormalities, a protocol-based exam allowed for identification of 98% of symptomatic abnormalities in a recent retrospective study, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor.

January 2, 2008

3D CT planning organizes acetabular fracture fragments into a surgical framework

By Shalmali Pal

International orthopedic surgeons and trauma specialists have teamed up to develop a CT-based virtual 2D planning system for acetabular fracture reduction. The team tested a 2D CT data-driven virtual software application for more accurate planning in acetabular fracture operative reduction and internal fixation.

December 23, 2007

Orthocrat lands Canadian install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic template and surgical planning developer Orthocrat of Tel Aviv, Israel, has landed an installation of its TraumaCad software at a Canadian hospital.

December 20, 2007

AuntMinnie.com Musculoskeletal Imaging Insider

By Shalmali Pal

December 18, 2007

3D CT aids review of pelvic fractures; Canadian isotope redux

By Brian Casey

December 12, 2007

3D volume-rendered CT for pelvic fractures scales back imaging studies, not quality

By Shalmali Pal

Diagnosing acetabular fracture, particularly in the trauma setting, is an elaborate process that involves multiple, time-consuming, radiation dose-heavy imaging studies. In an effort to simplify this complex imaging paradigm, radiologists and orthopedists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have proposed using 3D volume-rendered CT to assess acetabular fractures. Their protocol would reduce the number of imaging studies as well as the patient dose.

December 12, 2007

Vertebral body pattern may indicate risk for cement-related fracture

By Shalmali Pal

In a paper in the December American Journal of Roentgenology, Dr. Noboru Tanigawa and colleagues from the department of radiology at Kansai Medical University in Osaka, Japan, hypothesized that different cement patterns in treated vertebrae have an impact on the frequency of new compression fractures. They tested this theory in 76 patients with 266 osteoporosis-related fractures who underwent vertebroplasty.

December 4, 2007

OrthoView signs NYU

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Othopedic planning software developer OrthoView has installed version 5.0 of its OrthoView software at NYU Medical Center in New York City.

December 3, 2007

U.S. bill introduced to hike bone densitometry payments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A bill that would increase Medicare reimbursement for bone mass measurement has been introduced in the U.S. Congress.

November 29, 2007

CT autopsy comparable to conventional autopsy for blunt trauma deaths

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - In a head-to-head comparison with conventional autopsy, CT imaging autopsy was as effective in determining cause of death in accidental blunt trauma cases, according to researchers from the University of Maryland in Baltimore. They presented the findings from their study at the RSNA 2007 meeting.

November 29, 2007

MDCT shows high sensitivity for signs of acute vertebral fractures

By Shalmali Pal

CHICAGO - MRI is generally the go-to modality for differentiating old and new vertebral fractures, but if a magnet is out-of-pocket, then multidetector-row (MDCT) can be used instead, according to a presentation this week at the 2007 RSNA meeting.

November 28, 2007

US guidance needles away the pain of rotator cuff calcific tendinitis

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - A 15-minute, inexpensive procedure using ultrasound guidance and local anesthesia can relieve severe, disabling shoulder pain caused by calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff, according to physicians from Italy. In a presentation at the RSNA 2007 meeting, they described the details of procedure and reported the results from nearly 2,800 patients who received the treatment.

November 28, 2007

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