Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 159

Digital hand atlas throws up puzzling results versus G&P atlas

By N. Shivapriya

Since the 1950s, the Greulich and Pyle (G&P) atlas has been the standard reference for assessing bone age in children, and subsequently diagnosing growth disorders. But new research hints that the G&P atlas may not accurately reflect the skeletal development of today's children because of increasing racial diversity and changing nutrition and behavior.

December 27, 2004

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Studies examine osteoporosis management in women with fractures

By Shalmali Pal

Doctors often overlook osteoporosis and its associated risks in women who present with fractures, according to two recent studies. The first looked at bone mineral density (BMD) thresholds for pharmacologic intervention to prevent fractures. The second evaluated the management of osteoporosis in fracture patients.

December 26, 2004

Lower limb US comparable to serial for DVT

By N. Shivapriya

A complete lower limb compression ultrasound can exclude clinically significant deep venous thrombosis (DVT), rendering a serial ultrasound exam unnecessary, according to researchers from New Zealand.

December 23, 2004

Swiss rads warm up to MR arthrography for frozen shoulder

By Shalmali Pal

While the symptoms of frozen shoulder can be painfully obvious, the radiological appearance of the condition is generally normal. MR arthrography may be the key to assessing cases of suspected frozen shoulder, according to researchers from Switzerland.

December 9, 2004

MR keeps stress fractures from becoming career wreckers

For athletes, stress fractures can mean missing a season, or even the end of a career. Fortunately, advances in imaging techniques such as MRI and new research are helping to detect and prevent these fractures so that athletes don't lose a minute of playing time due to injury.

December 8, 2004

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Orthocrat debuts pediatric orthopedic software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Tel Aviv, Israel-based Orthocrat has introduced GrowthFactor, a digital software application for diagnostic measurement and surgical planning in pediatric orthopedic surgery.

December 7, 2004

Bone marrow fat is not all that for assessing skeletal changes

By Shalmali Pal

Bone marrow fat is a characteristic of bone quality that, independent of bone mineral density (BMD), contributes to skeletal strength. But is bone marrow fat directly connected to bone mineral density? A group from Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, set out to answer this question using 1H MR spectroscopy and bone densitometry (DEXA).

December 7, 2004

Surf's up, but it can be a back breaker

CHICAGO - Surfing can be a bone-breaking, tissue-searing experience that can land surfers in the hands of a radiologist, according to Dr. Jeremy Kuniyoshi, a radiology resident at the University of California, San Diego.

November 29, 2004

MR, PET/CT show low sensitivity for melanoma

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

CHICAGO - A significant number of patients with malignant melanoma of the skin initially staged as negative for lymph node and distant metastases with whole-body MRI and PET/CT eventually proved to have undetected regional or distant metastases, according to researchers from the department of radiology at the University Hospital of Essen in Germany.

November 29, 2004

MDCT solves 400-year-old mystery

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can confirm that several early colonists on St. Croix Island suffered from scurvy and probably died from the disease during the terrible winter of 1604, according to researchers at the RSNA meeting on Monday.

November 28, 2004

New x-ray, CT products pace Siemens RSNA launches

CHICAGO - A new mobile flat-panel x-ray system, a 64-slice PET/CT scanner for cardiac imaging, and new multislice CT scanners are among the highlights in the booth of Siemens Medical Solutions at this year's RSNA meeting.

November 28, 2004

Cedara debuts OrthoWorks Care Manager

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging software developer Cedara Software has debuted OrthoWorks Care Manager, an orthopedic knowledge management system. The company also has a range of other new software applications on tap for the upcoming RSNA show in Chicago.

November 23, 2004

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