Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 22

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

New view improves MRI's ability to visualize pitchers' elbows

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new view called flexed elbow valgus external rotation (FEVER) improves MRI's ability to evaluate the ulnar collateral ligament in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers, according to a study published June 4 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 7, 2021

Simple steps improve x-ray for spinal surgery

By Will Morton

A simple technique that provides three-point support for scoliosis patients during slot-scanning digital radiography works well for evaluating them prior to spinal fusion surgery, according to Singaporean clinicians who illustrated the method June 1 in the European Journal of Radiology.

June 2, 2021

Ultrasound AI model can help evaluate chronic kidney disease

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of kidney ultrasound studies could serve as a first-line method for evaluating patients with chronic kidney disease, according to research published online May 24 in JAMA Network Open.

May 23, 2021

SeaSpine announces closing of 7D Surgical acquisition

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SeaSpine Holdings announced this week that it has closed its acquisition of 7D Surgical.

May 20, 2021

Lumbar spine x-ray may not be needed for lower back pain

By Will Morton

Women whose lumbar spine x-rays showed degeneration over time experienced little to no increase in lower back pain disability, according to research published May 20 in JAMA Network Open. The finding provides further evidence against routinely using diagnostic imaging of the lumbar spine.

May 20, 2021

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