Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 149

MRI equivocal for conservative back pain management
By Brian Casey
November 7, 2005
Orthocrat reaches TraumaCad milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the addition of 11 more hospitals and clinics, orthopedic planning software developer Orthocrat of Houston has installed its TraumaCad at 50 medical facilities this year.
November 7, 2005
Coding for the back shouldn't be a pain
Diagnosing the cause of back pain can be complicated, even with x-ray, CT, or MR scans. Coding for the diagnostic exams can be just as difficult sometimes. However, understanding the procedural coding structure for the spine can help avoid confusion when coding spinal exams and procedures.
November 7, 2005
MRI doesn't alter patient care in low back pain, study finds
By Shalmali Pal
Are primary care physicians too gung-ho when it comes to ordering MRIs for low back pain? Yes, according to a scheduled presentation at the 2005 RSNA meeting in Chicago. This is particularly unfortunate in light of a new study indicating that MR results in the low back do not offer significantly useful information for therapeutic planning.
November 7, 2005
PCs, workstations nearly equal for reading wrist x-rays
By Shalmali Pal
Radiologists at one New Zealand institution were able to read wrist x-rays just as well on a PC as they did on a PACS workstation, despite the substantial technical differences, according to a Radiology report.
October 30, 2005
Raman spec reveals bone strength
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser imaging may provide a more accurate means for estimating the risk of bone fracture than traditional x-ray measurements of bone mass, according to new research.
October 27, 2005
GE gets FDA OK for Lunar iDXA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its new bone mineral density measurement system, Lunar iDXA.
October 25, 2005
Modified CT protocols improve orthopedic hardware scanning
By Eric Barnes
Imaging patients with built-in orthopedic hardware is a tough job almost by definition; most of the time artifacts cannot be eliminated completely in any modality. But multidetector-row CT (MDCT) may do a better job than other modalities when it's performed carefully, according to musculoskeletal radiologist Dr. Garry Gold.
October 25, 2005
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Thinking Systems integrates OrthoView
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Thinking Systems of St. Petersburg, FL, and Southampton, U.K.-based software developer Meridian Technique have integrated Meridian's OrthoView orthopedic digital planning software into Thinking Systems' PACS software, the vendors reported.
October 24, 2005
MR shows strength in imaging long bone fractures
By N. Shivapriya
MRI is useful in differentiating pathologic fractures from stress fractures in long bones when the clinical presentation of the fracture is misleading and radiography findings are also inconclusive. MRI is most sensitive to the presence of underlying bone marrow lesions and should be performed after radiography, according to researchers from the John Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore.
October 20, 2005
MRI examines causes of osteoporosis
By Brian Casey
October 19, 2005
MR study exposes physiologic differences in aging bone
By Shalmali Pal
Today is World Osteoporosis Day and this year's theme is "Move it or lose it." While activities to raise awareness of the condition are planned around the world, doctors at the Chinese University of Hong Kong have been hard at work learning more about what causes bone density loss to begin with.
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