Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 172

CT-guided resection of osteoid osteoma obviates surgery

By Eric Barnes

Faster and cheaper than surgery -- maybe even better than radiofrequency ablation -- a technique for percutaneously extracting lytic bone lesions in young adults has yielded impressive results at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

May 15, 2003

X-ray: first line of interpretation for unstable pelvic fractures

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Dr. Tetsu Niwa and colleagues from the department of radiology at Yokohama City University School of Medicine and the critical and emergency care center at Yokohama City University Medical Center have developed protocols for the initial management of unstable pelvic fractures.

May 8, 2003

CT-guided spinal intervention alleviates low back pain

By Shalmali Pal

SAN DIEGO - Radiologists from Bogotá, Colombia are finding great success with CT-guided spinal diagnosis and treatment, according to a study presented Tuesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.

May 5, 2003

When you need it stat, x-ray delivers for trauma patients

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Dr. Tetsu Niwa and colleagues from the Yokohama City University School of Medicine and the Yokohama City University Medical Center have developed protocols for the initial management of unstable pelvic fractures.

May 4, 2003

CompuMed signs China, Korea distribution deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bone densitometry developer CompuMed has signed agreements to distribute its OsteoGram osteoporosis diagnostics system in China and Korea.

April 23, 2003

U.S. PET backers win some, lose some

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET proponents got good news and bad on the reimbursement front this week, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcing that it will begin Medicare reimbursement coverage for some new indications, but that others aren't ready for prime time.

April 16, 2003

X-rays and the boys of summer: Imaging goes to bat for baseball injuries

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Professional baseball players in the U.S. face a long and demanding season. When a player is injured, the team needs to know the extent of injury and the prognosis for rehabilitation -- as quickly as possible. The healthcare and training professionals who take care of the San Francisco Giants discuss the imaging advances that have helped their team play ball.

April 14, 2003

Symptomatic rotator cuff tears accompanied by contralateral asymptomatic tears

By Erik L. Ridley

Rotator cuff disease is the most common cause of shoulder pain, but the natural history of tears is unknown because patients already have symptoms at presentation. Researchers from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) in St. Louis looked at the significance of such tears using ultrasound.

April 1, 2003

Radiographic positioning techniques for the cervical spine

By Naveed Ahmad, MD

Dr. Naveed Ahmad takes you through common routine cervical projections for imaging the cervical spine, including the anteroposterior (AP), AP open mouth, and lateral, as well as the less familiar oblique projections.

March 25, 2003

Common extensor tendon ultrasound aids in tennis elbow imaging

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound of the common extensor tendon produces high sensitivity, but low specificity for symptomatic lateral epicondylitis, according to research from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.

March 5, 2003

Lodox debuts full-body DR unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lodox Systems North America has unveiled Statscan, a flexible-format digital radiography system designed for trauma centers and emergency rooms.

March 2, 2003

Ultrasound bests clinical impression in evaluation of hand, wrist lesions

By Erik L. Ridley

High-resolution ultrasound may be more accurate than initial clinical impression for evaluating focal lesions of the hand and wrist, according to research presented at the 2002 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

February 27, 2003

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