Body Imaging: Page 19

CT guidance for spinal injections comes under scrutiny
By Abraham Kim
Swiss researchers found that CT guidance allowed interventional radiologists to perform spinal injections just as effectively as they did using fluoroscopy but with much lower personal radiation exposure, according to an article published online on 8 January in Radiology. CT guidance led to higher radiation exposure to patients, however.
January 13, 2019
2018 01 15 20 27 2375 Swiss Flag 400
Spanish group scoops top prizes for work in advanced MRI
By Philip Ward
Radiologists from a small city in southern Spain that is famous for its olive oil and medieval fortresses have collected two prestigious awards for their groundbreaking research in the emerging field of diffusion tensor imaging.
January 8, 2019
2019 01 09 17 36 1217 2019 01 09 Dti Muscle 400b
EOS posts revenue decline in 2018
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging reported a decrease in total revenue for the 2018 fiscal year due in large part to delayed sales transactions in the fourth quarter.
January 7, 2019
U.K. prison deploys body x-ray scanner to catch drugs
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Her Majesty's Prison Leeds is the first jail in the U.K. to receive a body x-ray scanner as part of a government initiative aimed at finding drugs and other illegal items at the 10 most challenging prisons.
January 6, 2019
Report: MRI to help confirm ages of football players
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association again plans to use MRI wrist scans to verify the ages of football players in teenage competition.
January 1, 2019
High x-ray dose raises cancer risk in obese patients
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The elevated radiation dose needed to acquire x-ray images of obese patients more than doubles their risk of developing cancer, according to a study published online on 20 December 2018 in the Journal of Radiological Protection.
January 1, 2019
AR enhances visualization of shoulder joint for surgery
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from France have developed a new technique that uses augmented reality (AR) images based on CT scans to improve visualization preoperatively and intraoperatively for shoulder replacement surgery, according to an article published online in Orthopaedics and Traumatology: Surgery and Research.
January 1, 2019
2018 12 21 19 40 0442 Shoulder 400
What does the future hold for imaging of osteoarthritis?
By Marie Besnier, PhD
Radiography, MRI, and ultrasound all have a role to play in osteoarthritis imaging, but what are the pros and cons of using each modality, and how is hybrid imaging likely to transform this field? Three international musculoskeletal experts provide some answers.
January 1, 2019
2018 12 21 00 21 4128 2019 01 02 Osteoarthritis3 20181221002644
Germany releases new protocol for small-joint MRI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The German Radiological Society has developed a new set of recommendations for imaging small joints with MRI.
December 17, 2018
Courses in Vienna and Auckland to explore MSK ultrasound
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Upcoming training courses to be held in Austria and New Zealand will explore the use of ultrasound for musculoskeletal imaging.
December 3, 2018
Italians test novel CT method to relieve back pain
By Abraham Kim
CT-guided pulsed radiofrequency, which applies pulses of energy directly to nerve roots, may be an effective method for alleviating lower back pain for cases when more conservative treatment options fail to do so, according to a Tuesday presentation at RSNA 2018 in Chicago.
November 28, 2018
2017 10 16 18 44 6737 Italian Flag 400
EOS Imaging to change leadership in 2019
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic imaging technology developer EOS Imaging is changing its leadership effective January 1, 2019.
November 5, 2018
Previous Page
Page 19 of 49
Next Page