Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 58

JAAOS: X-ray still best for knee pain screening

By Brian Casey

Despite the power of MRI, x-ray is still the best tool for screening patients ages 40 years and older who have knee pain, according to a new study in the September issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

September 8, 2016

Carestream gets FDA nod for conebeam extremity CT

By Brian Casey

Carestream Health is preparing to begin shipments of a new conebeam CT scanner for orthopedic extremity applications after receiving clearance for the system from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

September 8, 2016

Fewer imaging studies performed at Olympic polyclinic

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Rio 2016 Olympics polyclinic performed 1,540 diagnostic imaging studies from July 22 until August 24, down from the 1,711 administered at the London 2012 Olympics.

September 5, 2016

Smartphone app enables remote surgical consultations

By Erik L. Ridley

If necessary, can on-call spine surgeons make good decisions about whether or not to operate on a thoracolumbar spine fracture just by viewing video clips of CT images on a smartphone app? Yes, they can, according to research from an Israeli group published online recently in the Spine Journal.

August 31, 2016

MRI shows promise in diagnosing CTE in living patients

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans four years apart have detected a loss of brain volume in regions associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). The results could be the first time the degenerative neurological condition has been identified in a living person, according to a paper published online August 23 in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

August 22, 2016

CT separates bone mets from benign lesions

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers in Boston say that CT attenuation measurements can be used to distinguish untreated osteoblastic metastases from enostoses, which are benign bone lesions, according to a study in the August American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 21, 2016

Is MRI accurate for assessing the age of teen athletes?

By Wayne Forrest

A policy by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) of using MRI to verify the ages of young soccer players perhaps should get the boot, figuratively speaking, based on a number of clinical studies and radiology and orthopedic specialists.

August 17, 2016

MRI scanners running nonstop at Olympic polyclinic

By Eric Barnes

The Olympic polyclinic inside Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Village -- and especially the imaging suite -- has become wildly popular with athletes and their entourages during the 2016 games, according to an August 11 story in USA Today.

August 11, 2016

Misonix to support Uganda spine surgery mission

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

For the fifth year, therapeutic ultrasound developer Misonix is supporting the Uganda Spine Surgery Mission by providing equipment for the project.

August 10, 2016

3D imaging helps diagnose 1.7-million-year-old cancer

By Heather Hokenson

Cancer is often thought to be a product of modern times and lifestyles, but researchers have discovered what they believe is the earliest case of malignancy -- in a fossil from an early human ancestor who lived about 1.7 million years ago. The key to diagnosing this ancient cancer was advanced 3D imaging technology.

August 7, 2016

Brain MRI shows lingering effects of concussion

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans of college athletes who have a history of concussion show changes in brain size, blood flow, and structural white matter months and even years after injury, according to a study published online July 21 in the Journal of Neurotrauma.

July 21, 2016

Use MRI for athletes' acute groin pain, study finds

By Rebekah Moan

As the Rio Olympics loom large, imaging of athletes is on the mind. A new study finds an MRI-based assessment approach for acute groin injuries shows good intra- and interrater reproducibility and may help improve clinician's confidence in scoring of these injuries.

July 14, 2016

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