Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 43

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

MRI provides unique views of youth concussion

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

By combining structural and functional MRI (fMRI), Canadian and Dutch researchers have identified three unique patterns in the brain to better monitor concussions in young female athletes, according to a study published online December 3 in NeuroImage: Clinical.

December 18, 2018

Many knee MRI scans may not be clinically indicated

By Wayne Forrest

For at least one healthcare system, there is plenty of room for improvement when it comes to following the American College of Radiology's Appropriateness Criteria for the use of MRI in nontraumatic knee pain, according to a study published online December 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

December 18, 2018

Carestream installs OnSight CT scanner in Fla.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health has installed its OnSight 3D extremity conebeam CT scanner at the Orthopedic Center of Palm Beach County in Atlantis, FL.

December 13, 2018

MRI exposes changes to kids' brains from football

By Abraham Kim

An examination of MRI scans revealed that repeated head collisions incurred while playing football can deform the shape of white-matter tracts -- or bundles of nerve fibers -- in a child's brain, according to a presentation on Thursday at RSNA 2018.

November 28, 2018

Facebook, NYU release MRI dataset for AI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The New York University (NYU) School of Medicine has released a large-scale MRI dataset as part of fastMRI, a collaborative effort with Facebook AI Research to speed up MRI scans with artificial intelligence (AI).

November 28, 2018

CT-guided pulsed radiofrequency provides back pain relief

By Abraham Kim

CT-guided pulsed radiofrequency, which applies pulses of energy directly to nerve roots, may be an effective method for alleviating lower back pain for cases when more conservative treatment options fail to do so, according to a Tuesday presentation at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.

November 26, 2018

Shoulder ultrasound could help diagnose diabetes

By Kate Madden Yee

Brightness on ultrasound in the shoulder's deltoid muscle could be an indicator of diabetes or prediabetes, according to a study being presented at the RSNA 2018 meeting in Chicago.

November 18, 2018

Can 7-tesla MRI make the transition to clinical prime time?

By Wayne Forrest

Is 7-tesla MRI ready to stake its claim in the radiology department? Currently, three institutions in the U.S. have begun using 7-tesla magnets for clinical applications, but mostly for neurological and musculoskeletal conditions. The challenge now is showing how much more 7-tesla MRI can contribute to patient care.

November 14, 2018

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