Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 95

Parallel 3T MRI offers quicker spine imaging
By Wayne Forrest
In a comparison of 3-tesla MR imaging techniques of the spine, German researchers have found that a technique using a parallel radiofrequency transmission technology produces diagnostic-quality images equal to conventional MR images in approximately one-third the time.
January 10, 2011
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GE brings imaging to Fiesta Bowl title game
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is partnering with the Fiesta Bowl to bring imaging technologies to University of Phoenix Stadium for the Tostitos BCS National Championship college football game January 10 in Glendale, AZ.
January 9, 2011
Nashville pediatricians order knee MRIs appropriately for kids
By Cynthia E. Keen
Do pediatricians have the clinical acumen to know when a knee MRI should be ordered for a child with knee pain? With an increasing percentage of knee MRI exams being ordered by pediatricians, radiologists at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN, investigated.
January 6, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Musculoskeletal Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
January 5, 2011
Multitransmit MR improves lumbar spine imaging at 3T
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at the University of Vermont in Burlington showed promising results of how parallel transmission (multitransmit) MRI at 3-tesla magnet strength can improve image quality in the lumbar spine by reducing shading and other dielectric effects.
December 8, 2010
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Sectra reports favorable RSNA research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra said that Swedish researchers have found strong results from using the vendor's digital x-ray radiogrammetry osteoporosis testing technology.
December 6, 2010
Nonradiologists power musculoskeletal ultrasound growth
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Musculoskeletal ultrasound usage nearly quadrupled between 2000 and 2008, driven primarily by increased utilization by nonradiologists, according to a study presented Thursday at the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 1, 2010
MRS helps diagnose traumatic brain disorder in athletes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR spectroscopy (MRS) may help in the early detection of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study presented Wednesday at the RSNA 2010 meeting in Chicago.
December 1, 2010
Rads can help surgeons by changing MR shoulder tear descriptions
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - Radiologists should describe superior and posterior labral lesions as fraying and/or tearing in their reports to surgeons, unless radiologists can clearly see a displaced tear, according to a study presented Monday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 30, 2010
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MR, CT highlight roles of exercise, fat in osteoarthritis
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Researchers utilizing different imaging techniques determined that light exercise such as walking and bowling may protect people against developing osteoarthritis, while the location of fat in the body -- especially visceral or belly fat -- may contribute to the bone weakening seen in osteoarthritis.
November 29, 2010
FDG-PET/CT, MRI can help assess stem cell transplant response
By Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - While FDG-PET/CT may be more suitable for early response detection of bone involvement after stem cell transplantation, whole-body MRI can be an "additional predictive marker" for long-term evaluation, according to a study presented Sunday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 27, 2010
QCT identifies bone loss after ob/gyn cancer treatment
By Cynthia E. Keen
With the use of quantitative CT (QCT), researchers from the University of Minnesota determined that gynecologic cancer patients lost as much as one-fourth of their bone mineral density after undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
November 25, 2010
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