Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 27

DBT shows potential to assess bone health in women
By Theresa Pablos
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is best known for its ability to detect breast cancer, but could the modality also assess bone health? A December 13 study in Bone described how a Michigan research team used DBT to perform bone density measurement.
December 17, 2020
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Shine breaks ground for new headquarters
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Shine Medical Technologies has broken ground in Janesville, WI, on a 54,000-sq-ft facility that will serve as its headquarters and a production facility for its new therapeutics division, established in 2019.
December 16, 2020
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Manganese-based MRI agent shows promise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An MRI contrast agent based on manganese shows promise as an alternative to gadolinium-based contrast agents, according to research published in Investigative Radiology.
December 16, 2020
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CT effective for identifying body-concealed contraband
By Kate Madden Yee
Body packers have become more sophisticated when it comes to concealing drugs or other contraband, but CT offers an effective way to identify illegal substances, according to a presentation delivered at the recent virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.
December 8, 2020
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Elastography shows promise for rotator cuff tears
By Theresa Pablos
Ultrasound with a shear-wave elastography technique was comparable to MRI for preoperative evaluation of rotator cuff tears, according to a Thursday presentation at the RSNA 2020 virtual meeting. Elastography measurements showed moderate correlation with MR metrics in the 60-patient study.
December 3, 2020
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Keep aware of head and neck injuries in winter sports
By Philip Ward
Radiologists need to know the essentials about head and neck, brain, and spinal injuries from skiing and snowboarding and about how CT and MRI can help in challenging cases, according to new research presented at the RSNA 2020 meeting by Swiss trauma experts.
December 1, 2020
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Sectra inks deal with RSA Biomedical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Sectra has signed a distribution deal with RSA Biomedical, in which the company will offer Sectra CT-based micromotion analysis (Sectra CTMA).
December 1, 2020
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COVID-19 has far-reaching, nonpulmonary effects
By Kate Madden Yee
Although COVID-19 typically manifests as a respiratory illness, the disease can affect many nonpulmonary body systems, according to a presentation delivered Monday afternoon at the RSNA 2020 virtual meeting.
December 1, 2020
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MRI, ultrasound diagnose post-COVID-19 muscle weakness
By Kate Madden Yee
A combination of MR neurography and ultrasound could help clinicians better diagnose what is causing some recovered COVID-19 patients to continue to experience chronic pain, numbness, or weakness in their hands or limbs, according to commentary published December 1 in Radiology.
December 1, 2020
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Forearm fractures may be sign of domestic violence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
About one-third of adult women who have nondisplaced fractures to the forearm's ulna bone may be victims of intimate partner violence, according to a study to be presented at the RSNA 2020 meeting.
November 29, 2020
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Weight-loss surgery weakens teenagers' bones
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI and CT exams illuminate the negative effect a common weight-loss surgery called sleeve gastrectomy has on teenagers' bones, according to research to be presented at the upcoming virtual RSNA 2020 conference.
November 23, 2020
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FDA clears CurveBeam's weight-bearing CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared conebeam CT technology developer CurveBeam's HiRise weight-bearing CT system for lower extremity imaging.
November 18, 2020
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