Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 93

PEM tops whole-body PET for assessing extent of cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Positron emission mammography (PEM) is more sensitive than whole-body PET or whole-body PET/CT for assessing local extent of breast cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at the American College of Radiology Imaging Network.
March 7, 2011
Merge signs Ga. orthopedic practice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has sold interoperability and surgical planning software to Resurgens Orthopaedics, a 99-physician practice located in Atlanta.
March 3, 2011
Viztek lands Texas order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging informatics firm Viztek has installed its Opal-Ortho and U-Arm digital radiography system at Paris Orthopedics in Paris, TX.
March 1, 2011
UltraSPECT gets FDA OK for PET application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its whole-body PET imaging reconstruction application.
March 1, 2011
Danish firm Visiana tackles bone age evaluation
By Erik L. Ridley
Bone age has typically been determined manually from hand x-rays by radiologists or pediatric endocrinologists, but this method is subjective and prone to reader variability. Danish company Visiana believes its automatic bone age assessment software can do the job better and faster.
February 27, 2011
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FDA OKs GE's Optima MR430s MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Optima MR430s 1.5-tesla MRI system.
February 23, 2011
Advisor to distribute BK Medical scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Musculoskeletal ultrasound distributor Advisor Medical will distribute a new ultrasound system from Analogic subsidiary BK Medical.
February 23, 2011
Barco to supply displays for NFL trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco will provide several dozen medical imaging displays to radiologists and team medical staffs attending the National Football League's (NFL) Scouting Combine, which begins February 23 in Indianapolis.
February 22, 2011
4D CT evaluates dynamic wrist instabilities
By Eric Barnes
It's not up for an Academy Award, but a new action movie starring a painful wrist could help doctors detect subtle dynamic joint instabilities that can be seen only in motion. Researchers showed how nongated 4D CT scans offer a way to diagnose these instabilities at an early stage, allowing early intervention.
February 21, 2011
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AAOS: New MRI techniques benefit cartilage damage diagnosis
By Wayne Forrest
New MRI techniques are making it easier to diagnose cartilage damage earlier, which may result in fewer hip replacements in young patients, according to a February 18 presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting in San Diego.
February 17, 2011
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AAOS: Over a third of imaging costs from 'defensive medicine'
By Kate Madden Yee
Nearly 35% of all the imaging costs from 2,068 orthopedic patient encounters in Pennsylvania were ordered for "defensive imaging" purposes, according to a new study presented Wednesday at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) meeting in San Diego.
February 16, 2011
Terason debuts MSK US scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable-ultrasound technology developer Terason has released its new t3200 portable musculoskeletal ultrasound scanner.
February 13, 2011
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