Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 141

Marginal osteophytes on x-ray indicate osteoarthritis
By Shalmali Pal
Osteoarthritis has several unique features on knee x-ray, such as marginal osteophytes, joint space narrowing, subchondral sclerosis, and subchondral cysts. But researchers from Wisconsin set out to find out how useful these features are for detecting articular cartilage degeneration.
June 20, 2006
Konica Minolta expands extra-long CR cassette functionality
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA has made its long-length CR cassette for capturing full-length leg and spine images available for more CR models.
June 8, 2006
OrthoView, Kodak team up in Scotland
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
OrthoView and Eastman Kodak Health Group have signed an agreement calling for OrthoView to supply its orthopedic planning tool along with Kodak PACS networks to the Scottish Health Boards.
June 7, 2006
UltraSPECT touts WBR SPECT reconstruction
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli nuclear medicine developer UltraSPECT of Haifa used the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting in San Diego to promote its wide-beam reconstruction (WBR) technology, which the company markets as an add-on module to improve the image quality and speed of gamma cameras.
June 6, 2006
Experimental CAD scheme makes quick work of bone scintigraphy analysis
By Shalmali Pal
SAN DIEGO - A computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme developed by a group at the University of Chicago offers a high sensitivity for detecting interval changes on bone scintigraphy. The scheme was also found to reduce reading time and reveal changes in soft tissue, according to a presentation this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 4, 2006
Agfa signs Greenville Hospital System
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare said that Greenville Hospital System in Greenville, SC, will be installing its Impax for Orthopaedics PACS network at three offices of its sports medicine partner, Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas (SHCC).
June 1, 2006
InSightec reports first North American MRgFUS patient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said that Mount Sinai Hospital and University Health Network (UHN) Joint Department of Medical Imaging in Toronto have performed the first noninvasive surgery using the vendor's MR-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) technology.
May 30, 2006
Digital x-ray unreliable for evaluating bone healing
By Shalmali Pal
Inadequate bone healing can adversely affect patient management, making it difficult for orthopedic surgeons to decide if immobilization will be necessary. While x-ray has traditionally been employed for assessing bone healing, its reliability is questionable, according to Austrian clinicians. In the latest issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology, they reported better success with multidetector-row CT (MDCT) for revealing nonunion in orthopedic patients.
May 30, 2006
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3D CT measures accurately for total knee arthroplasty
By Eric Barnes
Accurate implant alignment and ligament balance are essential for a successful total knee arthroplasty. These days CT is taking on a bigger role in presurgical planning, with increasing use of 3D measurements. And according to Korean researchers, the measurements based on 3D reconstructions are accurate and reproducible.
May 30, 2006
Ultrasonic curettage shaves bone at lower temperatures
By Shalmali Pal
An ultrasound bone curette can safely remove cranial bone without causing heat-induced injury to the surrounding tissues. This device is most effective when combined with the "scratch and away method," according to Japanese neurosurgeons.
May 24, 2006
MR, x-ray show moderate correlation for assessing chronic hip pain
By Shalmali Pal
Up to 20% of older adults who undergo total hip arthroplasty may have underlying dysplasia. Traditionally, orthopedic surgeons have relied on x-ray to track dysplasia prior to treatment. Now, MRI studies are done more frequently. A group of researchers set out to find whether the two modalities offer the same kind of information for hip disorders.
May 18, 2006
Color Doppler US shines for carpal tunnel syndrome
By Erik L. Ridley
Color Doppler sonography outperforms grayscale sonography in characterizing median nerve involvement in suspected carpal tunnel syndrome patients, according to research published in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 17, 2006
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