Body Imaging: Page 49

RSA inks Swedish installations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

RSA Biomedical of Umeå, Sweden, has signed contracts with Haugesund Hospital and Stavanger University Hospital for the company's mdesk orthopedic preoperative planning and templating system.

February 11, 2008

Improved function maintained for years after hip replacement

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 29 - The substantial benefits of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for osteoarthritis are sustained in the long-term, according to a follow-up study lasting up to 10 years after the original surgery, British investigators report in the December 15 issue of Arthritis Care and Research.

November 29, 2007

Biospace med nets FDA OK on x-ray imager

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

French digital radiography developer Biospace Med of Paris has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its EOS digital x-ray imager for 2D imaging use.

October 8, 2007

MRI keeps pace with rapidly evolving musculoskeletal systems of young athletes

By Shalmali Pal

BERLIN - About 35 million kids in the U.S. participate in organized or recreational sports. In general, they concentrate on one sport and train at accelerated levels, resulting in overuse and repetitive stress injuries that are compounded by the delicate nature of a growing musculoskeletal system. At the 2007 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) meeting on Saturday, two presentations focused on pediatric sports injuries and typical MR signs of various chronic musculoskeletal issues.

May 19, 2007

Cordis launches lower-leg catheters

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Cordis Endovascular has introduced its Frontrunner XP chronic total occlusion (CTO) catheter and Outback re-entry catheter for the treatment of blocked lower-leg arteries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

December 11, 2006

MRI, US far from idle for hand, wrist injuries

By Shalmali Pal

MRI and ultrasound are equally valuable for assessing such conditions as tenosynovitis, skier's thumb, and vascular flow, according to several recently released studies. Researchers in Switzerland discuss why and how they use MR imaging for the small vessels of the hand. Meanwhile, investigators in Italy and Belgium put ultrasound to the test in the wrist and thumb.

November 5, 2006