Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 154

MRI suggests which athletes will be limited by groin pain
By Tracie L. Thompson
In a new study of elite athletes, those with linear parasymphyseal T2 hyperintensity seen on pubic bone MRI were more likely to have to restrict their training due to groin pain. But imaging didn't predict which pros would be sidelined from the intense, rugby-like matches of Australian Rules football.
June 30, 2005
Ordered x-ray reads prove more sensitive for OA progression than paired reading
By Jerry Ingram
Reading radiographic images in chronological order offers greater sensitivity for detecting disease progression in osteoarthritis (OA), according to research presented at the 2005 European Congress of Rheumatology in Vienna, Austria.
June 29, 2005
Anexa adds DR ortho installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital radiography developer Anexa of Peabody, MA, a subsidiary of Analogic, has placed its DR systems in two orthopedic clinics.
June 22, 2005
Repetitive use injuries plague sonographers
By Erik L. Ridley
ORLANDO, FL - Musculoskeletal and repetitive use injuries are common among sonographers and are leading to lost work productivity, according to results from a multicenter study presented Monday at the annual convention of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).
June 20, 2005
GE adds new PET/CT to portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
TORONTO - Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare is launching a new premium PET/CT scanner at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting. The Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., company is also highlighting a new cyclotron, radiotracer lab, and bone reconstruction algorithm.
June 19, 2005
MDCT, MRI competitive in some bone lesion applications
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Some facilities, and even a few researchers, have begun to favor the growing diagnostic capabilities of multidetector-row CT over MRI for assessing bone lesions. And they are daring to ask if CT might have advanced enough to take on MRI's robust characterization of many musculoskeletal pathologies.
June 19, 2005
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No slam dunk: Partial cuff tears defy MRI, US diagnosis
By Tracie L. Thompson
If there's only an MRI diagnosis of partial thickness rotator cuff tear (PTRCT), the shoulder surgery should probably wait. That's the upshot of two studies that also serve as reminders of inherent and practical limitations of diagnostic imaging in particularly difficult-to-visualize scenarios.
June 16, 2005
Longport books U.K. sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Longport has placed its EpiScan I-200 system at Christie Hospital in Manchester, U.K.
June 13, 2005
AuntMinnie.com Orthopedic Imaging Radiology Insider
By Tracie L. Thompson
June 12, 2005
MRI, x-ray yield comparable sensitivities for RA joint erosion
By Jerry Ingram
VIENNA - Radiography and MRI turn in similar sensitivities for assessing joint erosion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although MRI may ultimately prove to be the superior modality, according to a presentation Thursday at the European Congress of Rheumatology.
June 9, 2005
IDC adds orthopedic DR unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian digital radiography vendor Imaging Dynamics has released OrthoXP, a DR system targeted at orthopedic practices.
June 6, 2005
Misonix, University of Pittsburgh to test 'bone cutter'
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer Misonix has entered into an agreement with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) to evaluate its Ultrasonic Osteotome device on animal laminectomies.
June 2, 2005
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