Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 66

Carestream to develop 3D CBCT extremity scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health is teaming up with orthopedic and sports medicine specialists to develop a new 3D conebeam CT (CBCT) system to image extremities.

March 23, 2015

JAMA: Early imaging questionable for older adults with back pain

By Wayne Forrest

Older adults who have spine imaging within six weeks after an initial visit for care for lower back pain were no better off the following year than similar patients who did not undergo early imaging, according to a study published in the March 17 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

March 17, 2015

PET/MRI effectively diagnoses foot pain

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET/MRI can diagnose the cause of foot pain better than other imaging modalities, with the added benefit of less radiation exposure for patients.

March 9, 2015

One-fifth of middle-aged athletes risk a heart attack

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - A new study presented at ECR 2015 reveals that 19% of middle-aged athletes are at risk of coronary events -- confirming the serious risks to asymptomatic individuals suggested in earlier U.S. studies looking at sudden cardiac death.

March 8, 2015

How best to avoid pitfalls in sports injuries to knee

By Becky McCall

Take a closer look at the meniscus when imaging and avoid over- or undercalling common meniscus pathologies, according to Dr. Gustav Andreisek of Zurich. In particular, certain portions of the meniscus, such as the roots, are usually missed during reporting, he explained in a refresher course at ECR 2015 in Vienna.

March 5, 2015

SIR: Ultrasound helps plantar fasciitis patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The use of specific ultrasonic energy to penetrate, emulsify, and remove diseased tissue can help patients with chronic plantar fasciitis, according to a study presented at this week's Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting.

March 2, 2015

Vertebral CAD aces detection of compression fractures

By Eric Barnes

A new computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme can robustly detect vertebral compression fractures on spine CT images. The algorithm was developed by a team led by Dr. Ronald Summers, PhD, from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

February 25, 2015

Planmed inks Verity distribution pact

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Planmed's Verity extremity CT scanner is now available to Novation members through a distribution contract signed with Merry X-Ray.

February 24, 2015

DTI-MRI shows muscle distress in marathon runners

By Wayne Forrest

The marathon season is fast approaching, and people training to run those 26.2 miles will endure countless aches, pains, and muscle pulls. Dutch researchers are using diffusion-tensor MRI (DTI-MRI) to gain new insight into the toll that long-distance races take on the human body.

February 17, 2015

Ultrasound Doppler mode detects low-grade MSK inflammation

By Erik L. Ridley

A new Doppler ultrasound technique can provide better visualization of low-grade inflammation in joints and tendons than power Doppler ultrasound, yielding clinical information that often influences patient management, a team of U.K. researchers recently found.

February 16, 2015

Carestream wins NFL combine DR contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Carestream Health's DRX-1 digital radiography (DR) detector will be used in an existing x-ray system at this month's 2015 National Football League (NFL) scouting combine.

February 16, 2015

MRI links concussions to brain damage in young hockey players

By Wayne Forrest

A new University of Vermont study published in the February Journal of Pediatrics used MRI to connect concussions sustained by young ice hockey players with subtle changes in the outer layer of the brain that controls higher-level reasoning and behavior.

February 12, 2015

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