Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 40

CT reveals risk of electric scooters, need for helmets

By Abraham Kim

Should helmets be required for electric scooter use? Probably yes, say researchers from California, who identified a high proportion of head injuries on the emergency CT scans of scooter riders, many of whom were adolescents. The findings were published online January 25 in JAMA Network Open.

January 27, 2019

United Imaging gets FDA nod for total-body PET/CT unit

By Erik L. Ridley

Shanghai-based United Imaging Healthcare said it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for uExplorer, a total-body PET/CT scanner developed in collaboration with researchers from the University of California, Davis.

January 21, 2019

Cinematic rendering enhances pelvic CT bone evaluation

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Thailand used cinematic rendering to enhance the visualization of pelvic bone CT scans, enabling radiologists and osteologists to identify key features for age estimation without invasive preparation, according to an article recently published in Forensic Science International.

January 20, 2019

SWE helps clinicians evaluate Achilles tendon health

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound with a shear-wave elastography (SWE) technique offers an effective way to evaluate Achilles tendon health in both athletes and nonathletes, according to a study published online January 14 in Academic Radiology.

January 16, 2019

Less jargon makes MRI reports easier to read

By Wayne Forrest

It's time for radiologists to use more common words that patients can understand when they read their lumbar spine MRI and other exam results, concluded a study published online January 8 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

January 14, 2019

Why is soccer ball heading more risky for women?

By Wayne Forrest

The authors of a new editorial in Radiology speculate on why soccer ball heading causes more brain changes on MRI scans in women than men. The team from Norway speculates that because both sexes play with the same standard-sized ball, heading has a relatively greater effect on women.

January 10, 2019

CT scans show impact of space flight on muscles

By Brian Casey

Prolonged time in space can have a measurable effect on muscle size and composition, according to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). An MIT group analyzed CT scans of astronauts who spent months on the International Space Station to document muscle changes.

January 9, 2019

Is fluoroscopy or CT guidance best for spinal injections?

By Abraham Kim

CT guidance allowed interventional radiologists to perform spinal injections just as effectively as they did using traditional fluoroscopy but with much lower personal radiation exposure, according to an article published online January 8 in Radiology. The cost? Increased radiation exposure to patients.

January 9, 2019

Cancer death rates decline, but economic gap remains

By Kate Madden Yee

The overall cancer death rate in the U.S. dropped by 27% over the past 25 years, but more needs to be done to reduce deaths among Americans of lower socioeconomic status, according to a report from the American Cancer Society published online January 7 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

January 8, 2019

EOS posts revenue decline in 2018

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging reported a decrease in total revenue for the 2018 fiscal year due in large part to delayed sales transactions in the fourth quarter.

January 7, 2019

High x-ray dose surges cancer risk in obese patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The elevated radiation dose needed to acquire x-ray images of obese patients more than doubles their risk of developing cancer, according to a study published online December 20, 2018, in the Journal of Radiological Protection.

January 1, 2019

AR aids image-guided spinal procedures on live patients

By Abraham Kim

Researchers from Washington, DC, have successfully used augmented reality (AR) technology to perform image-guided spinal procedures on patients with an accuracy matching that of traditional fluoroscopy, according to research presented at the RSNA 2018 meeting in Chicago.

December 19, 2018

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