Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 29

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outpatient radiology procedure offers arthritis relief

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new outpatient radiology procedure relieves pain in patients with hip or shoulder arthritis, according to research that will be presented at the upcoming virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.

November 16, 2020

MRI shows negative impact of racket sports

By Kate Madden Yee

Sports like tennis and racquetball speed the breakdown of the knee joint in overweight people with osteoarthritis, according to research to be presented at the upcoming virtual RSNA 2020 conference. Such individuals might want to switch sports to avoid knee injury, the authors suggest.

November 16, 2020

CT lung screening scans also work for bone density

By Emily Hayes

CT scans acquired for lung cancer screening can serve double-duty by providing the data needed to also perform bone density analysis, according to a new study from China published online November 4 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

November 5, 2020

Axonics files PMA supplement for further MRI labeling

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Axonics Modulation Technologies has filed a premarket approval (PMA) supplement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to secure clearance for detachable extremity coil MRI conditional labeling for its implantable sacral neuromodulation device on 1.5-tesla and 3-tesla scanners.

October 28, 2020

Stereotactic body radiation eases spinal cancer pain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Stereotactic body radiation therapy is superior to conventional radiation therapy for relieving pain caused by spinal cancer metastases, according to a new study presented on October 26 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.

October 26, 2020

Errors on prior MRI exams show need for specialty reads

By Kate Madden Yee

A high rate of discrepancies on primary body MRI exams acquired at outside institutions such as community hospitals shows a clear need for second exam interpretations by subspecialists when patients are transferred to a new center, according to a study published online October 14 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

October 15, 2020

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