Body Imaging: Page 2

Galway team reveals true scale of looming osteoporosis crisis

By Will Morton

Researchers from Ireland have used data from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scans to estimate the country's prevalence of osteoporosis. Their findings have highlighted an urgent need to establish a national program to reduce the illness burden.

August 16, 2023

Research group unveils AI x-ray dataset for bone fracture diagnosis

By Will Morton

A multidisciplinary team has launched a dataset of x-ray images called FracAtlas that may be valuable for developing AI algorithms to diagnose bone fractures. The tool is available for free public download.

August 13, 2023

Dual-energy CT aids bone mineral density assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

Dual-energy CT-based bone mineral density evaluation helps surgeons better plan treatment of distal radius fractures, German scientists have stated in an article published on 8 August in Radiology.

August 9, 2023

AI proves useful in the emergency department for detecting fractures

By Will Morton

French researchers have found that three commercially available AI algorithms designed to detect fractures on x-rays are effective for use in the emergency department. They published their findings on 18 July in Academic Radiology.

July 23, 2023

Kuhl unveils findings on optimum use of MRI contrast agents

By Kate Madden Yee

Gadopiclenol at half the dose of gadobutrol is just as effective for lesion evaluation on contrast-enhanced body MRI examinations, a research group led by Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuhl, PhD, from Aachen University Hospital in Germany has reported.

July 19, 2023

Qaiser Malik secures medical director post at RCR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has appointed Dr. Qaiser Malik as its Medical Director for Membership and Business.

July 6, 2023

Formation of musculoskeletal society for Ukraine wins support

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Support is building for the Ukraine Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology, which was established at the recent European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology annual meeting.

July 5, 2023

Kung fu promotes bone health in young inactive men

By Will Morton

Recreational kung fu is an effective method for improving bone health in young inactive men. That's the key finding of a dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry study conducted by investigators in Lebanon.

June 18, 2023

Is it safe to play golf after a hip replacement?

By Will Morton

After months of turmoil in the professional game, there's good news for golf fans: Researchers have visualized swing kinetics in patients who have had hip replacements and found that the action does not contribute excessive force to the implant.

June 11, 2023

Portable MRI revs into duty at Spain's Moto Grand Prix

By Kate Madden Yee

TORONTO - Portable MRI is proving to be a valuable tool at major sporting events -- including the Motorcycle Grand Prix World Championship held in Valencia in November 2022, according to a presentation at ISMRM 2023.

June 6, 2023

Promising MRI technique prepares to enter the clinical arena

By Philip Ward

Zero echo-time is shining light on a wide range of developmental, traumatic, inflammatory, rheumatological, and oncological conditions and can open the door for more MRI-based musculoskeletal studies and morphometric analyses, researchers from a leading U.K. hospital have reported.

June 6, 2023

Attention focuses on optimum use of CT to evaluate myosteatosis

How can CT be used to help assess asymptomatic patients' muscle fat accumulation and reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events? To find out, we spoke with Dr. Maxime Nachit of the Université Catholique de Louvain in Brussels.

May 18, 2023

Previous Page

Page 2 of 49

Next Page