Body Imaging: Page 48

Power Doppler ultrasound accurately tracks rheumatoid arthritis treatment response

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 1 - Power Doppler ultrasonography accurately monitors the response of rheumatoid arthritis to treatment with antitumor necrosis factor agents, according to a report in the August issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.

September 30, 2008

RSA awarded mdesk contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RSA Biomedical of Umeå, Sweden, will install an upgraded version of its mdesk Enterprise software at the Movement orthopedic clinic in Halmstad, Sweden.

September 28, 2008

MRI points to ankylosing spondylitis anti-TNF response

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 4 - In patients with ankylosing spondylitis, widespread inflammation of the spine detected by MRI is predictive of a major response to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy with infliximab or etanercept, German researchers report.

September 3, 2008

Xograph delivers C-arm to U.K. clinic

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare has won a contract with a U.K. clinic.

August 20, 2008

Sybermedica's PACSMail provides bridge to China

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica said that its PACSMail medical e-mail service is being used to provide an imaging bridge between the U.K. and China during the summer of 2008.

August 13, 2008

Obese patients with knee osteoarthritis benefit from knee replacement surgery

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 31 - After total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the knee, obese patients fare nearly as well as their normal-weight peers, a British research team reports in the July 24 online issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

July 30, 2008

Agfa to add OrthoView to Impax

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Agfa HealthCare and orthopedic software developer OrthoView have signed an agreement to integrate the OrthoView digital planning software into Agfa's Impax for Orthopedics PACS offering.

July 13, 2008

Heel ultrasound may effectively assess osteoporotic fracture risk

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 2 - Quantitative heel ultrasound plus the presence of clinical risk factors may provide an easy, effective method of assessing the risk of osteoporotic fractures in elderly women, Swiss researchers report in the July issue of Radiology.

July 1, 2008

MRI bone marrow edema predicts erosive progression in early RA

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 25 - In patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, bone marrow edema on MRI predicts erosive progression, according to a report in the July Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

June 24, 2008

U.K. study finds direct access to knee MRI is cost-effective

By Rob Skelding

Sending patients with suspected internal knee damage directly to MRI before examination by an orthopedic specialist can be cost-effective, while improving the quality of life for patients, according to new research from the U.K. The study adds support to a recent policy change in the National Health Service giving general practitioners the ability to refer out directly for radiological exams.

April 2, 2008

Sectra adds Japanese distributor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS vendor Sectra has inked a distribution agreement with Japanese distributor Medical Expert.

April 1, 2008

7-tesla MRI pinpoints ankle damage in marathon runners

By Rob Skelding

VIENNA - Running a 26-mile marathon can cause both painful and painless ankle pathologies, as anyone who has attempted such a feat can attest. New research presented Saturday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) found that 7-tesla MRI scans can give clinicians insight into just how much ankle damage occurs from endurance running.

March 7, 2008

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