Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 22

Medimaps touts reimbursement for trabecular bone scores

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swiss imaging software developer Medimaps said that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set a reimbursement amount for a new category I current procedural terminology code that covers osteoporosis risk fracture assessment via trabecular bone scores.

July 28, 2021

Radiology swings into action at Tokyo Olympics

By Philip Ward

Medical imaging is already playing a valuable clinical role in the Tokyo Olympics, and both MRI and ultrasound look set to be essential diagnostic tools right up to the closing ceremony on August 8.

July 28, 2021

POCUS accurate in diagnosis of pediatric transient synovitis

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care-ultrasound (POCUS) in combination with a decision-support checklist can help accurately diagnose transient synovitis in pediatric patients, according to research published July 13 in JAMA Network Open.

July 12, 2021

DEXA shows lower bone density in diabetic children

By Will Morton

Boys showed lower bone density than girls on dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans in a group of Thai teenagers with diabetes in a study published July 10 in Bone. The finding suggests that gender may be a risk factor for osteoporosis in youth affected by the disease.

July 12, 2021

RSIP Vision launches MRI segmentation software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer software and artificial intelligence company RSIP Vision has released a new software module for assessing chondral lesions on MRI exams.

July 11, 2021

MRI tracks soft-tissue complications after hip replacement

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI effectively tracks soft-tissue complications in patients who have undergone hip resurfacing arthroplasty or total hip replacement, according to research published July 7 in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.

July 11, 2021

MRI shows quadricep grafts beat hamstring grafts for ACL repair

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI shows that quadriceps tendon autografts lead to better outcomes for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in adolescents compared with hamstring tendon grafts, according to study results presented July 9 at the joint meeting of the AOSSM and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) in Nashville, TN.

July 9, 2021

Dual-energy CT bests x-ray for diagnosing hip prosthesis instability

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dual-energy CT performs better than x-ray when it comes to diagnosing loosened hip prostheses, according to a study published July 6 in Radiology.

July 6, 2021

Adding decision support to spine imaging decreases opioid prescribing

By Kate Madden Yee

Does adding epidemiological information regarding back conditions to spine imaging reports result in reduced opioid prescribing? It's possible, and the approach could be a relatively easy way to tackle the problem of opioid overuse, according to a study published June 30 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 5, 2021

Ga-68 PSMA-11 improves outcomes in prostate cancer patients

By Will Morton

PET with a gallium-68 (Ga-68) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-11 radiotracer should be the standard imaging modality for guiding stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in oligometastatic prostate cancer patients, according to a June 29 study in Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology.

July 1, 2021

More green space may not lead to better bone health

By Will Morton

For older adults living near Hong Kong's green space, the grass may not be greener -- at least in terms of bone health. A recent study found that participants who lived closer to the city's green space actually had lower levels of bone health.

June 28, 2021

Ultrasound could rule out need for x-ray in scoliosis screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound is useful in identifying schoolchildren who do not require specialist referral for follow-up x-rays as part of scoliosis screening programs, according to research published June 28 in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

June 28, 2021

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