Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 185

Bone story image comparison

By Shalmali Pal

Bone story image comparison

February 9, 2001

GE Medical Systems Lunar adds to herSource.com

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Medical Systems Lunar has added information on osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases to GE’s women’s health Web site, herSource.com.

February 8, 2001

Real-time color-flow MRI maps muscle motion

By Eric Barnes

Researchers at Stanford's Magnetic Resonance Systems Research Laboratory have been fine-tuning a technique known as real-time color flow MRI. Originally developed five years ago to study cardiac motion and blood flow, the technique has been modified to track the slower velocities seen in skeletal muscle motion. Click through to see the QuickTime movie.

February 1, 2001

Hologic renews deal with AmeriNet

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bone densitometry and digital x-ray firm Hologic announced that group purchasing organization AmeriNet has renewed its agreement with the Bedford, MA-based vendor.

January 24, 2001

Ultrasound, MRI come up short in achilles tendon injuries

By Erik L. Ridley

Ultrasound and MRI aren't sufficiently accurate to warrant their routine use in diagnosing achilles tendon disorders, say Canadian researchers who reviewed studies using both modalities.

January 11, 2001

Limiting MR and CT to specialists curbs imaging demand

By Eric Barnes

If only specialists could order MRI and CT exams of the joints, would primary care doctors refer more patients to them? Would costs then rise? Would quality of care suffer? Apparently not, according to Dr. Andrew Litt from the New York University School of Medicine, who studied 100,000 capitated patients over two years.

January 10, 2001

Orthopedic Radiology: A Practical Approach

Dr. Adam Greenspan's text definitely deserves some dedicated shelf space in the ER.

January 7, 2001

Novation signs sole-source agreement with Hologic

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

January 3, 2001

X-ray shows spray paint gun injuries close to the bone

By Edward Susman

Some painters may think it's harmless to clean high-pressure paint gun tips with a finger, but x-rays have shown that the paint can seep through the skin, resulting in infection, necrosis, and, in worst-case scenarios, amputation.

December 26, 2000

Imaging sheds light on amputee stump pain, both real and phantom

By Shalmali Pal

Approximately 60,000 lower limb amputations are performed annually in the U.S., and many of these patients experience residual pain ranging from postoperative complications to phantom pain. But when clinical manifestations are nonspecific, diagnosing the various causes of stump pain can be difficult.

December 19, 2000

MRI not a slam-dunk in assessing pediatric knee injuries

By Shalmali Pal

In an society that probes its sports heroes under an intense media microscope, it’s easy to see why an armchair quarterback might think MRI is the best and only way to detect torn cartilage or ligament damage. But that may not always be the case, particularly for young athletes, according to clinicians at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

November 20, 2000

Ultrasound wins the gold at Sydney

By Ultrasound Review

Last September's Olympic Games provided an excellent opportunity for Australian ultrasound practitioners to show their prowess in musculoskeletal sonography. In this article, Olympic Polyclinic sonographers reveal their secrets for effective scanning. By Leanne McNoulty

November 7, 2000

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