Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 91

Raising DR tube voltage reduces dose for lumbar studies
By James Brice
Ignoring manufacturer guidelines for imaging equipment is usually inadvisable, but Kuwaiti researchers have found that doing so for digital radiography (DR) lumbar studies can reduce radiation exposure, according to a poster presentation at last week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting.
August 9, 2011
CR method lowers radiation dose, improves image quality
By Erik L. Ridley
Computed radiography (CR) detector technology that uses a storage phosphor plate with needle-shaped crystals can yield lower radiation dose and better image quality in knee imaging than conventional storage phosphor plate methods, according to research in the August American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 25, 2011
Hitachi brings Oasis to Chicago area
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America has installed its first Oasis 1.2-tesla open MRI scanner in the Chicago area.
July 24, 2011
FDG-PET/CT helps detect sarcoidosis in extremities
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands discovered a substantial number of sarcoidosis cases in the extremities using FDG-PET/CT, whereas a majority of those same lesions could not be detected by low-dose CT.
July 19, 2011
Novarad takes NovaOrtho orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor Novarad has taken orders for its NovaOrtho orthopedic PACS from North Jersey Spine Group in Wayne, NJ, and Alegent Health Back and Spine Institute in Omaha, NE.
July 19, 2011
Aspyra validates PACS with ortho software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm Aspyra has validated its AccessNet and AccessMed PACS for use with the latest release of orthopedic software developer OrthoView's surgical planning and template software.
July 18, 2011
GE gets design awards for concept MRI scanners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received a pair of awards from an industrial design society for several "concept" MRI scanners, as well as an award for a scanner that's pending 510(k) clearance.
July 10, 2011
2011 07 11 11 40 15 384 Nino Idea 001 394
Guidelines needed for cervical spine injury evaluation in kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
In a survey evaluating the use of diagnostic imaging to rule out cervical spine injury in a 2-year-old child, 67% of emergency medicine physicians did not elect the recommended standard of care, an x-ray exam, according to an article published in Pediatric Emergency Care.
June 17, 2011
PET/CT with NaF bone agent takes SNM's Image of the Year
By Wayne Forrest
SAN ANTONIO - By capturing how PET/CT can identify abnormal bone reaction in patients who have received spinal fixation hardware implants, researchers at Stanford University received the Image of the Year award on Monday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting.
June 5, 2011
2011 06 06 13 36 51 579 2011 Image Of The Year Thumb
MRI techniques help find cartilage damage in basketball players
By Wayne Forrest
A comparison of MR imaging techniques shows the physical impact of playing basketball may vary for different cartilage regions in the knee, and those same techniques may help detect subtle cartilage changes, say researchers from California.
May 30, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Musculoskeletal Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
May 25, 2011
GE gets FDA nod for CoreScan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for CoreScan, an application that quantifies visceral adipose tissue during body composition analysis.
May 24, 2011
Previous Page
Page 91 of 189
Next Page