Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 143

Mazor gets U.S. placement of SpineAssist
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Israeli surgical products developer Mazor Surgical Technologies has introduced its SpineAssist robotic spinal surgery device at four U.S. hospitals, the company reported.
April 11, 2006
ONI signs Denmark deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Extremity MRI developer ONI Medical Systems reported that Aarhus County in Denmark has ordered two of the company's OrthOne 1-tesla systems.
April 10, 2006
Quantum notches Indiana sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography firm Quantum Medical Imaging said it has completed the installation of three of its Q-Rad Digital DR systems at Central Indiana Orthopedics facilities in Anderson and Muncie, IN.
April 6, 2006
3-tesla MR shows promise for abdominal, pelvic imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHOENIX - Three-tesla MRI offers improved signal-to-noise and contrast-to-noise ratios compared with 1.5-tesla for body imaging, according to a presentation at the 2006 Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) meeting. However, several issues such as cost, weight, safety, and modified imaging protocols may mitigate these advantages.
April 3, 2006
Ferrania makes eight U.K. TraumaCad sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Ferrania UK division of Italian PACS vendor Ferrania Imaging Technologies has installed its LifeWeb TraumaCad orthopedic templating software at eight NHS Trust hospitals in the U.K.
April 3, 2006
Massachusetts bill takes aim at physician self-referral
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiology advocates in the U.S. have become increasingly frustrated at their inability to get the federal government to restrict physician self-referral. Now there are signs that such efforts may bear more fruit at the state level, with the state of Massachusetts mulling a ban on the practice for MRI, PET, and linear accelerator services.
April 3, 2006
Sectra unveils new orthopedic PACS version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS vendor Sectra has released a new version of its orthopedic PACS software.
March 30, 2006
Cardinal debuts Vertebrex
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare products firm Cardinal Health has introduced its Vertebrex system, which is designed for treatment of vertebral compression fractures.
March 30, 2006
Plain x-rays not recommended for confirming osteoarthritis
By Shalmali Pal
Among rheumatologists, osteoarthritis (OA) is gaining acceptance as a multisymptom disorder that ultimately leads to a similar clinical and pathological end point. But questions remain as to the role that imaging plays in tracking OA. Although plain radiography has been the primary diagnostic modality for OA for many decades, its routine use in OA patients is not indicated, according to one arthritis imaging expert.
March 30, 2006
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Limiting scan range cuts dose, boosts throughput in melanoma PET/CT
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - The current PET/CT protocol of scanning all melanoma patients from the crown of the head to the soles of the feet, including dedicated brain studies, may be providing little clinical value and putting patients on the gantry longer than needed, according to a study from the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
March 29, 2006
AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Radiology Insider
By Brian Casey
March 26, 2006
Focused exams suitable for some musculoskeletal US studies
By Erik L. Ridley
WASHINGTON, DC - A focused ultrasound exam may be appropriate for some musculoskeletal sonographic examinations, but it depends on the particular anatomy being studied, according to research presented at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.
March 25, 2006
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