Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 89

US elastography shows promise for lateral epicondylitis
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, November 29 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ14-06 | Room E451AA South Korean research team has found that quantitative strain measurements from ultrasound elastography may be helpful in evaluating lateral epicondylitis.
November 13, 2011
US-guided injection treats shoulder muscle patterning instability
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 27 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA13-07 | Room E451AIn this scientific paper presentation, a U.K. team will describe results from using an ultrasound-guided botulinum toxin injection to treat muscle patterning instability in shoulders.
November 13, 2011
US-guided platelet gel treatment useful in supraspinatus tendinosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 27 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA13-06 | Room E451AIn this Sunday morning scientific session, an Italian team will report on promising results from ultrasound-guided delivery of autologous platelet gel for treating supraspinatus tendinosis.
November 13, 2011
Adding strain ratio fails to improve thyroid elastography
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 27 | 11:25 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | SSA21-05 | Room S504ABIn this scientific session, a South Korean team will explain how incorporating strain ratio into thyroid elastography did not yield better clinical performance.
November 13, 2011
Ultrasound-guided procedure provides better outcome in epitrochleitis
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 27 | 11:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. | SSA13-04 | Room E451AAn Italian team has found that an ultrasound-guided combined procedure can provide faster and longer-lasting pain relief in patients with epitrochleitis.
November 13, 2011
HR-pQCT helpful in osteogenesis imperfecta patients at risk of severe fracture
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 27 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA14-07 | Room E451BHigh-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) is compared to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta in this presentation by Austrian researchers. They found that CT does a better job than conventional DEXA bone mineral density scans of characterizing bone structure and the risk of fracture.
November 9, 2011
DECT accurate for gout detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dual-source, dual-energy CT (DECT) is highly sensitive and specific for detecting gout, though it produces some false negatives, according to a study presented on Monday at the American College of Rheumatology's annual scientific meeting in Chicago.
November 6, 2011
More radionuclide therapy needed for bone mets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Prostate cancer patients with bone metastases benefit from repeated administration of radionuclide therapy, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
November 1, 2011
Scanning in Pain: Part 1 -- A simple way to fix it
By Doug Wuebben
AuntMinnie.com presents the first in a four-part series on overcoming work-related musculoskeletal issues for sonographers by Doug Wuebben, a cardiac sonographer, along with Mark Roozen, strength coach for the Cleveland Browns, and Joel Raether, strength coach for the Colorado Mammoth.
October 27, 2011
Novarad builds orthopedic client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor Novarad has received five new contracts for its NovaOrtho orthopedic PACS software.
October 26, 2011
Viztek completes Texas install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has installed its Viztek U-Arm digital radiography system at the Methodist Center for Orthopaedic Surgery in Houston.
October 24, 2011
Quantum wraps up Ohio DR install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has installed its DRX Series QV-800 digital universal system at Far Oaks Orthopedists in Miamisburg, OH.
October 4, 2011
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