Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 67

Bedside ultrasound can diagnose acute shoulder dislocation
By Erik L. Ridley
Patients presenting to the emergency department with acute shoulder pain typically receive an x-ray exam. However, ultrasound can provide equivalent performance -- often in less time and without the ionizing radiation -- for diagnosing shoulder dislocation, according to researchers from the University of California, Irvine.
April 23, 2015
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EOS gets 1st Hong Kong installation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
EOS Imaging has delivered its EOS digital radiography system to the Chinese University of Hong Kong's department of orthopedics and traumatology.
April 22, 2015
LevelCheck algorithm targets wrong-site spinal surgery
By Eric Barnes
A new algorithm called LevelCheck -- designed to prevent wrong-site spinal surgery -- boasted near-perfect accuracy in a trial by Johns Hopkins University researchers. By matching preoperative CT scans to intraoperative radiographs, LevelCheck confirms for surgeons that they are targeting the correct vertebral level.
April 22, 2015
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Carestream, NY center test CBCT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health is collaborating with a sports medicine facility in the state of New York to test a 3D conebeam CT (CBCT) scanner it is developing for orthopedic applications.
April 21, 2015
Cleveland Clinic to study boxers' brains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health has signed an agreement to provide neurological assessments to support professional boxers.
April 21, 2015
EOS highlights studies, installs system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging is highlighting two studies at the European Pediatric Orthopedic Society annual meeting taking place in Marseille, France, on 15-18 April.
April 15, 2015
Researchers use MRI to watch finger joints crack
By Kate Madden Yee
Joint cracking in the fingers appears to be caused by the rapid formation of a gas-filled cavity in the joints' synovial fluid, rather than the collapse of pre-existing bubbles of air as the joints separate, according to a new study in PLOS One that used static and real-time MRI.
April 14, 2015
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3T MRI shows how meniscus tears heal, predicts outcomes
By Wayne Forrest
MRI at 3 tesla can help forecast the healing potential of a meniscus tear based, in part, on decreased meniscus extrusion, according to a study presented March 28 at a meeting of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
April 7, 2015
FDDNP-PET gives insight into brain trauma of NFL players
By Wayne Forrest
Brain scans with the PET radiopharmaceutical FDDNP of former National Football League (NFL) players who experienced multiple concussions show patterns that are similar to patients who experienced chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to an April 6 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
April 6, 2015
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FDA clears mobile version of Voyant's TraumaCad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Voyant Health has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its TraumaCad Mobile digital templating software for mobile devices.
March 26, 2015
Public reporting does not reduce MRI scans for low back pain
By Wayne Forrest
Healthcare regulators looking to reduce overutilization of medical imaging through public reporting of unnecessary procedures may want to find a bigger stick. An analysis in Texas of public reporting of MRI scans for low back pain -- an often unnecessary procedure -- found the initiative to have little effect on procedure growth.
March 25, 2015
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DePuy signs with Radlink on hip-replacement systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DePuy Synthes Companies has signed an exclusive worldwide sales agreement with Radlink to offer real-time image guidance with its hip-replacement systems.
March 25, 2015
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