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Extreme long-distance running can damage the body

By Reuters Health

CHICAGO (Reuters Health) - Endurance athletes who run extraordinarily long distances over a sustained period of time lose muscle as well as fat, and they severely impair their immune function, according to data presented at the 2010 RSNA meeting.

December 1, 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

Tomosynthesis uncovers occult scaphoid fractures

By James Brice

Digital radiography tomosynthesis shows promise for diagnosing acute scaphoid wrist fractures that can lead to severe complications when missed with conventional radiography, according to a pilot study published online November 6 in the journal Skeletal Radiology.

November 23, 2010

Biospace changes name to EOS Imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French digital radiography firm Biospace Med has changed its name to EOS Imaging.

September 28, 2010

MRI helps visualize elbow ligaments in asymptomatic subjects

By Wayne Forrest

Using certain pulse sequences, conventional 1.5-tesla MRI can visualize elbow ligaments that previously were not consistently visible in asymptomatic subjects, helping to diagnose patients with elbow instability, according to a study in the October issue of Radiology.

September 26, 2010

Bioelectrical impedance shows body composition in dialysis patients

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 23 - Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a practical way to measure body composition in hemodialysis patients, British researchers say. The group compared dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and multifrequency BIA in 53 stable adults.

August 22, 2010

MRI can identify osteoarthritis risk factors 10 years early

By Wayne Forrest

MRI can identify risk factors in patients with subacute knee symptoms that can lead to localized knee osteoarthritis 10 years later, according to a study published online in Radiology.

June 29, 2010

CAD eases MRI-based herniated disk diagnosis

By Eric Barnes

GENEVA - Herniated lumbar disks aren't the most common back injury, but when they occur they often require surgery. And diagnosis requires tedious manual measurements -- or at least it did until researchers from London found a way to automate the process.

June 27, 2010

Bone metastasis, skeletal events predict poor prostate CA prognosis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 11 - Among men with prostate cancer, those with bone lesions and skeletal events have the worst survival, with fewer than 1% alive at five years, a large Danish study shows.

June 10, 2010

Biospace touts EOS comparison to CR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French digital radiography (DR) firm Biospace Med is touting the results of a clinical study that shows that the company's EOS DR system has better image quality and lower radiation dose than computed radiography (CR).

April 26, 2010

Moderate drinking may slow arthritis progression

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 26 - Some studies have suggested that moderate drinkers have a lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, and now new findings link the habit to a slower progression of the joint disease.

March 25, 2010

Low-dose CT may be suitable for pediatric fracture diagnosis

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Ultralow-dose CT appears to be sufficient for diagnosing complex fractures in pediatric patients, according to research from Germany presented at the 2010 European Congress of Radiology.

March 6, 2010

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