Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 126

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
NCI trial to use Endocare cryoablation system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cryoablation vendor Endocare of Irvine, CA, announced that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting a multicenter trial to compare the palliative effects of cryoablation and radiation therapy for cancer patients experiencing focal pain caused by bone metastasis.
November 28, 2007
Rampant U.S. obesity strains imaging devices
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - People in the U.S. are getting so heavy that, even though they are most likely to be at risk for major diseases, they may outweigh the ability to be treated. The reason? The patients are too heavy to be accommodated by most standard imaging devices, according to a presentation at this week's RSNA 2007 meeting.
November 27, 2007
Repetitive stress injuries in radiology? You bet
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - It's not just so-called weekend warriors who are prone to injury: professionals who perform repetitive tasks every day of the week are vulnerable to stress on their bodies as well. And radiologists, particularly those working in a PACS-based environment, are not exempt, according to a presentation at this week's RSNA 2007 meeting.
November 27, 2007
Fonar launches scoliosis MRI application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI vendor Fonar of Melville, NY, announced it has developed an MRI scanning application to detect and monitor scoliosis, Fonar Dynamic Upright MRI.
November 26, 2007
CompuMed unveils new features for OsteoGram
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical informatics firm CompuMed is demonstrating new features for its OsteoGram bone density screening software at this week's RSNA 2007 meeting in Chicago.
November 26, 2007
Cardiologists, orthopods boost imaging use and adoption rates, studies find
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The practice of medicine has always been shaped by turf battles, and the current conflict over physician self-referral -- in both the local practice and the federal government arenas -- is the latest thorny issue for radiologists. Two studies presented Monday at the 2007 RSNA meeting explored the problem.
November 25, 2007
CMS takes comment on imaging efficiency
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking public comment on ways to improve efficiency in a number of imaging measures.
November 19, 2007
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