Body Imaging: Page 40

More radionuclide therapy needed for bone mets
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Prostate cancer patients with bone metastases benefit from repeated administration of radionuclide therapy, according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
November 1, 2011
EOS praises study presented at JFR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging firm EOS Imaging is promoting a study presented at last week's annual congress of the French Society of Radiology, les Journées Françaises de Radiologie (JFR), in which radiographs were recommended for lower limb torsional assessment.
October 31, 2011
Austrian research focuses on obese kids' knee damage
By Rebekah Moan
Morbidly obese children and adolescents show major abnormalities in their knee cartilage, but whether obesity alone is the causal factor of these changes remains to be determined, according to a prospective study published online in European Radiology.
October 4, 2011
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3D measurements of knee offer hope in osteoarthritis
By Erik L. Ridley
Austrian researchers are convinced that quantitative 3D measurements of meniscal position on MRI may lead to a better understanding of knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis. They published their findings online in European Radiology on 14 August.
August 28, 2011
Swiss team validates 2D/3D model after total hip arthroplasty
By Cynthia E. Keen
A model to measure cup orientation from postoperative radiographs following total hip arthroplasty has been developed at a Swiss surgical technology research center. The validation study was described in an online article in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
August 23, 2011
Rheumatoid arthritis patients endure long delays
By Philip Ward
A health services study in eight European countries has found lengthy delays are occurring in the assessment of patients with suspected rheumatoid arthritis, prior to imaging. The average delay between the start of symptoms to assessment was 24 weeks; the percentage of people seen within 12 weeks varied from 8% to 42%.
August 3, 2011
FDG-PET/CT helps detect sarcoidosis in extremities
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from Maastricht University Medical Centre in the Netherlands discovered a substantial number of sarcoidosis cases in the extremities using FDG-PET/CT, whereas a majority of those same lesions could not be detected by low-dose CT.
July 24, 2011
Spine x-rays advised for advanced prostate cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Physicians prescribing androgen-deprivation therapy for their patients with advanced prostate cancer should also order a lateral thoracolumbar x-ray exam. This helps identify men at risk of treatment-induced fracture, according to an article published in the August issue of the Journal of Urology.
July 17, 2011
The jury's still out on airport body scanners
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
Debate continues over the safety of airport security scanners. Some observers remain concerned about the long-term consequences of a very large number of people being exposed to a likely extremely small radiation-induced cancer risk.
July 17, 2011
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iSi 2011: 3T MRI provides answers in knee disorders
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A key benefit of 3-tesla MRI is that it enables doctors to visualize and recognize ligaments in the knee and the smaller joints, such as the posterolateral corner, according to a presentation at the recent International Symposium on State-of-the-Art Imaging (iSi 2011) in France.
July 14, 2011
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Imaging gets star billing at 2012 Olympic Games
By Philip Ward
When the doors open to the medical facilities in London's Olympic Village next July, an impressive range of imaging equipment will be on display: two 3-tesla MR systems, a CT scanner, four ultrasound units, a digital radiography system, and a RIS/PACS. The total value will be about 7 million pounds.
June 28, 2011
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Airports: Tighten procedures on security scanners, experts say
By Philip Ward
Air passengers must be told via better notices and leaflets when they are going to be exposed to radiation in security scanners, but they should also be reassured about safety of machines. Also, there must be no capacity for workers to adjust scanners.
June 2, 2011
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