Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 132

Philips renews support for athlete heart screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips Electronics, the parent company of Philips Medical Systems, has renewed its support for Team of Physicians for Students (TOPS), a sports physicals event in Phoenix designed to uncover heart conditions that may lead to sudden cardiac death in athletes.

April 26, 2007

MR spots reason for chronic groin pain, but may not alter management

By Shalmali Pal

The structure of the healthy groin is complex enough, so figuring out what causes chronic groin pain can be particularly perplexing. Should MRI be the go-to modality for investigating the source of groin pain? Yes and no, according to two recent studies that assessed MRI's ability to reveal patterns of soft-tissue injury in soccer players, as well as how closely imaging results correlated with outcomes.

April 26, 2007

Mazor debuts new SpineAssist version

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Surgical visualization software developer Mazor Surgical Technologies has introduced a new version of its SpineAssist application.

April 25, 2007

Medtronic to acquire Breakaway Imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology firm Medtronic of Minneapolis has exercised its option to acquire the O-arm Imaging System assets of Breakaway Imaging of Littleton, MA.

April 23, 2007

MRI, CT remain front and center in head trauma imaging

By Wayne Forrest

It is estimated that more than 300,000 sports-related concussions occur each year in the U.S., but many concussions are not reported. It often takes an athlete becoming disoriented or losing consciousness before he or she is taken to an emergency room. MRI and CT serve as complementary modalities in head trauma cases such as these.

April 17, 2007

IDC, Medstrat book install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian digital radiography developer Imaging Dynamics (IDC) and orthopedic imaging informatics provider MedStrat of Downers Grove, IL, reported a successful joint installation of their products at Kansas City Bone and Joint Clinic of Kansas City, MO.

April 10, 2007

Imaging veterans venture into radiation oncology with Topex

By Wayne Forrest

After only a few years in retirement, former Lorad founder and CEO Anthony Pellegrino decided in 2003 that it was time to get back in the healthcare business. With former Lorad president and chief operating officer (COO) John M. Brenna, the duo began laying the groundwork for another venture -- Topex. Today, the Danbury, CT-based firm has created a mobile superficial radiation therapy (SRT) system designed specifically to treat skin cancer.

April 8, 2007

Meridian readies new OrthoView software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.K. software developer Meridian Technique will be introducing version 5 of its OrthoView orthopedic planning software at June's annual meeting of the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

April 5, 2007

Cortical defects on prevertebroplasty MR ups risk of cement leakage

By Shalmali Pal

As many as half of all vertebroplasty patients wind up with a new compression fracture, most often in the adjacent vertebral bodies. The leaking of cement into the disk space can increase the risk of new fracture. But preoperative MR exams can help predict which patients are more likely to have cement leakage, according to a paper in the April American Journal of Roentgenology.

April 2, 2007

What do orthopedists want? In-office MRI, digital x-ray, report finds

For more and more orthopedic practices, in-house MRI and digital x-ray imaging have become the first picks on the wish list. A new report describes access to in-office MRI and digital x-ray as two of the greatest unmet needs for U.S. orthopedists. The report also explores the mix of orthopedic procedures that are referred versus those that are performed in-house for each modality.

March 27, 2007

SPECT/CT offers on-target diagnosis in noncancerous bone disease

By Shalmali Pal

There's no shortage of research on SPECT/CT in oncologic imaging and the fact that bone scintingraphy has its limitations in this setting. But what about patients who are referred for nononcologic imaging? Is bone scintigraphy any more useful? No, according to nuclear medicine specialists from Israel, who advocated using SPECT plus multislice low-dose CT (MslCT) instead.

March 22, 2007

CompuMed closes private placement

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical informatics firm CompuMed has closed on a $2 million restricted private stock placement from a long-term institutional investor.

March 18, 2007

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