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ESMRMB: MRI provides answers in MSK infections

By Philip Ward

MRI is the best modality to evaluate musculoskeletal (MSK) infections because it confirms the clinical diagnosis, delineates disease extent, and reveals complications, particularly in the foot, Portuguese researchers said at the recent European Society of MR in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) congress in Lisbon.

October 4, 2012

MRI's role grows fast in sports injuries to thigh, calf muscles

By Philip Ward

MRI is essential for initial diagnosis and follow-up of acute musculotendinous injuries, and it can enable clinicians to estimate precisely when an athlete can return to competition as well as the risk of recurrent injury, but evidence for its specific use remains limited and controversial.

September 19, 2012

Web tutorial replicates polytrauma CT scan interpretation

By Cynthia E. Keen

The need to interpret a polytrauma CT scan rapidly, accurately, and thoroughly places a lot of pressure on an experienced radiologist. A human life may be at stake. For a radiology resident, the pressure's even greater, but a free Web-based tutorial described may make the process easier.

September 3, 2012

MRI tops x-ray for knee osteoarthritis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

MRI detected a high prevalence of abnormalities associated with knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly patients who had no evidence of the condition on x-ray, according to a study published online on Wednesday in the British Medical Journal.

August 30, 2012

Olympic spirit enables London 2012 radiologists to win through

By Becky McCall

The Olympics radiology service proves that adversity can bring out the best in people. The challenges the radiologists faced may well have been the making of the service, reflects Dr. Phil O'Connor, imaging lead for the games.

August 28, 2012

Xograph installs Planmed Verity extremity CT

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiography products supplier Xograph Healthcare has installed Finnish medical imaging vendor Planmed's Verity mobile extremity CT scanner at St. Luke's Hospital in Headington, U.K.

August 22, 2012

Radiology's graveyard: Extinct exams you may not know about

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Modern imaging has replaced many of the older radiological techniques. These older examinations often involved considerable technical skills from both radiologists and radiographers, and they spent many years perfecting their skills.

July 22, 2012

Audits can help cut lumbar spine x-ray requests

By Philip Ward

Radiologists from Leeds, U.K., are using audits to reduce the alarming number of lumbar spine radiographs that may be unnecessary, thereby reducing radiation exposure to patients and freeing up x-ray machines and radiographers for more urgent examinations.

July 1, 2012

Planmed and Mass. General collaborate on research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Planmed has entered into a research collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital to investigate 3D imaging options for conebeam CT of the extremities.

June 18, 2012

EOS adds distributors in Singapore, U.S.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging announced that it has signed an exclusive contract with Singapore-based medical equipment distributor QST Group.

June 11, 2012

Misonix completes deal with Polish distributor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound technology developer Misonix has signed a new three-year exclusive distribution agreement with Swidnik, Poland-based WA-Med for the distribution of the BoneScalpel ultrasonic bone-cutting system.

May 23, 2012

French survey highlights wide dose discrepancies in PET/CT

By Philip Ward

The results of a national survey of patient dose from whole-body PET/CT systems used in French nuclear medicine departments in 2011 have shown wide variations exist between centers, including fourfold differences in volume CT dose index levels.

May 22, 2012

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