Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 157

GE expands orthopedic offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for OEC Fluorostar, a digital C-arm designed to provide fluoroscopic images during diagnostic, surgical, and interventional procedures.
February 23, 2005
Traumatic nerve injuries may benefit from presurgical MRI
By Jerry Ingram
WASHINGTON, DC - High-resolution MRI of the median nerve could allow clinicians to rapidly assess trauma victims with peripheral nerve injuries and determine if they'll need surgery, according to a presentation Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting.
February 22, 2005
Skip the cardiac imaging prior to hip fracture repair
By Tracie L. Thompson
WASHINGTON, DC - In an ideal world, patients who could benefit from coronary revascularization would receive that intervention before undergoing some other major noncardiac surgery. But it appears that preoperative cardiac clearance prior to hip fracture repair is mostly a path to poorer outcomes, according to research presented at the 2005 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting.
February 22, 2005
Imaging Strategies for the Shoulder
Imaging Strategies for the Shoulder is primarily a reference book, which will prove handy for information on a specific case or a quick review of a select topic. It would be useful to the general radiologist and of equal value to the orthopedist.
February 22, 2005
New resource for orthopedic imaging news
By Brian Casey
February 21, 2005
Quantum inks deal with Indianapolis Orthopedics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has sold three of its DR systems, the Q-Rad DQ, to the Indianapolis Orthopedics Group.
February 21, 2005
3-tesla MR enhances, and likely advances, orthopedic imaging
By Tracie L. Thompson
For years, MRI has provided an invaluable window into problems of the musculoskeletal system, with the 1.5-tesla scanner serving as the standard. Three-tesla MRI scanners are now proliferating in clinical practice, as imaging groups choose to spend the extra $1 million or more that a new 3-tesla machine will cost.
February 21, 2005
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Acromion evaluation proves tricky for x-rays and MRI
By Tracie L. Thompson
An abnormal acromial undersurface can be the cause of rotator cuff irritation that leads to subacromial outlet impingement. But getting an accurate view of the area hasn't been a straightforward exercise. Now researchers from Austria are attempting to resolve this historical challenge with a new comparison of x-ray and MRI.
February 20, 2005
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CompuMed integrates osteoporosis testing with digital mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
Every year osteoporosis affects millions of Americans, and costs the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars to treat. Postmenopausal women, who are most at risk, are often inconsistently tested for the disease. But bone densitometry and medical informatics firm CompuMed is working to address this issue by linking its osteoporosis detection software system to digital radiography equipment.
February 17, 2005
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Study shows DEXA screening leads to fewer hip fractures
By Tracie L. Thompson
The case for screening older adults with bone density scans has gotten a big boost. A newly published study has confirmed, for the first time, that screening with dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) at the hip is associated with reducing hip fractures.
February 16, 2005
German group tests feasibility of whole-body MRI screening
By N. Shivapriya
Radiation risks have taken the sheen off CT for whole-body screening. But MRI, with no major health concerns, may yet succeed, researchers from Germany report. Their findings show that multiorgan MRI screening exams are technically feasible.
February 9, 2005
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CoActiv integrates OrthoView
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CoActiv Medical Business Solutions has integrated Meridian Technique's OrthoView orthopedic templating software into its Exam-PACS network.
February 1, 2005
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