Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 138

AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Insider
By Shalmali Pal
September 24, 2006
Antiscatter grids may not be helpful in some DR applications
By Wayne Forrest
In the quest for an optimum balance between image quality and radiation dose in digital radiography (DR), a U.K. group looked at whether better DR image quality provided through the use of an antiscatter grid justified an increase in effective dose to patients.
September 21, 2006
Mazor to unveil DiscAssist
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Surgical visualization software developer Mazor Surgical Technologies will be displaying its new advanced visualization software, DiscAssist, at the North American Spine Society meeting in Seattle next week.
September 20, 2006
Part II: Choosing between MR and US in musculoskeletal imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
In Part I of this article, Dr. Levon Nazarian, a professor and vice chairman of education at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) Hospital in Philadelphia, focused on picking the right modality for imaging the upper extremities. The second part of his talk highlights exams of the hip, knee, ankle, and foot. As with the upper body, the choice of modality for musculoskeletal imaging should be undertaken with care.
September 14, 2006
Hologic receives DEXA 510(k) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic of Bedford, MA, reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the company's Hip Structure Analysis (HSA) software for use in its dual-energy x-ray (DEXA) bone densitometers.
September 12, 2006
Meta-analysis highlights ethnic discrepancies in osteoporosis risk factors
By Shalmali Pal
A group from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana performed a meta-analysis of major osteoporosis trials and compiled the most current information about race and osteoporosis. They also noted some of the shortcomings of these studies, and what direction future research should move in. "Considering osteoporosis to be an aged white woman's disease is an outdated practice," wrote Dr. Pooja Pothiwala and colleagues.
September 7, 2006
Part I: Choosing between MR and US in musculoskeletal imaging
By Erik L. Ridley
In musculoskeletal imaging, the modality of choice isn’t always readily apparent. To help, Dr. Levon Nazarian, a professor and vice chairman of education at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) Hospital in Philadelphia, led an analysis of the existing literature and presented the findings at the 2006 Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference in Atlantic City.
September 6, 2006
From tears to TKA: The ins and outs of knee MRI
By Shalmali Pal
Whether it's an injury of the MCL, POL, or PCL, MRI can be the go-to modality for knee imaging. Dr. Douglas Beall from Oklahoma City offered his tips on getting the most out this modality at the 2006 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine meeting in Seattle. Beall covered old school topics (injury grading) as well as newer ones (postarthroplasty complications) in knee MRI.
September 4, 2006
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Quantum completes Indiana installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has completed the installation of its QV800 universal digital x-ray system at the Indiana Spine Center in Lafayette, IN.
August 27, 2006
MR arthrography typifies cam and pincer FAI for intracapsular hip surgery
By Shalmali Pal
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is one of the causes of premature osteoarthritis in the hip, and occurs when there is a conflict between the proximal femur and the acetabular rim. MR arthrography is particularly useful for the presurgical assessment of existing damage within the joint, according to radiologists and orthopedists in Switzerland.
August 21, 2006
MRI, US take on diagnostic challenge of PAI in soccer players
By Shalmali Pal
For soccer players, the ankle is subjected to chronic forces while jumping, running, and kicking. As a result, chronic ankle pain is a common problem. Clinical exams and imaging (x-ray or CT) may or may not tell the whole story in posterior ankle impingement (PAI), which can be serious enough to keep a player off the pitch. Recent studies from Canada and the U.K. have outlined the MR imaging abnormalities that are seen in PAI, as well as the role of ultrasound for guiding therapeutic injections.
August 17, 2006
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PACS boosts physical therapist image use
By Erik L. Ridley
Installing PACS capability in a physical therapy practice can dramatically increase the proportion of imaging studies viewed by physical therapists (PTs), according to an article published online by the Journal of Digital Imaging.
August 14, 2006
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