Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 88

OSI revenues grew in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An improved U.S. market helped bone densitometry provider OSI Systems grow revenues in its Healthcare Group in the company's second quarter of fiscal year 2012.
January 23, 2012
MRI of limited use in C-spine imaging of whiplash patients
By Wayne Forrest
Swiss researchers have concluded that 1.5-tesla MRI provides "only limited evidence" of specific changes to the cervical spine and surrounding tissues in patients with acute symptomatic whiplash injury, according to a study published online December 20 in Radiology.
January 8, 2012
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3D matches 2D MRI for knee osteoarthritis, but in less time
By Wayne Forrest
Three-dimensional fast spin-echo MRI can achieve "moderate to almost perfect agreement and high accuracy" compared with routine 2D fast spin-echo MRI for evaluating knee osteoarthritis, but in 30% less time, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago.
December 21, 2011
MRI not needed prior to steroid injection for lower back pain
By Wayne Forrest
An MRI scan prior to epidural steroid injection for patients with chronic lower back pain may not improve outcomes and has only a minor effect on physicians' decision-making, according to a study published online December 12 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
December 12, 2011
Self-referring docs order more MRI studies
By Kate Madden Yee
A pair of studies presented at this month's RSNA 2011 meeting adds to the growing body of evidence underscoring the negative impact of physician self-referral. Duke University researchers found that orthopedic physicians who have a financial interest in MRI equipment order more studies and also have higher rates of negative exams.
December 12, 2011
MRI can change diagnoses, care management of knee disorders
By Wayne Forrest
The use of MRI for knee disorders can improve diagnostic confidence, and it frequently changes clinical diagnosis and patient care management, according to a study presented at RSNA 2011 by researchers from the Cleveland Clinic.
December 12, 2011
Barco lands contract for virtual reality systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco has installed its I-Space virtual room and two CADWall systems at the University of Toledo College of Medicine's new virtual immersive reality center.
November 30, 2011
Frequent soccer 'heading' may cause brain injury
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Too much "heading" a soccer ball could result in brain abnormalities similar to those found in traumatic brain injury patients, researchers from New York found in a study using diffusion-tensor MRI.
November 29, 2011
MRI rules supreme in postoperative knee, but challenges remain
By Philip Ward
CHICAGO - Advances in procedures such as knee replacement, ligamentous reconstruction, and articular cartilage and meniscus repair have led to rapid growth in open and arthroscopic knee surgery. This has heightened demand for postoperative MRI, yet the topic is barely covered in the literature, according to Swiss researchers.
November 28, 2011
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DTI-MRI shows toll of hits to the head in athletes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI with a diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) protocol, researchers have found that the brain scans of high school football and hockey players who have taken routine hits to the head during play show subtle injury, even when there is no evidence of a concussion, according to a study published online in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
November 14, 2011
3D XETA MRI trumps conventional MRI in knee imaging
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 28 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE15-01 | Room E451BA new study has concluded that isotropic extended echo-train (XETA) MRI provides more information than conventional MRI on the location and stability of meniscal tears, a finding that can aid presurgical planning.
November 14, 2011
US may find soft-tissue abnormalities after hip arthroplasty
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 1 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSQ11-07 | Room E451AIn this scientific session, a Japanese research team will present how ultrasound screening can detect periarticular soft-tissue abnormalities after total hip arthroplasty.
November 13, 2011
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