Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 33

Decision model cuts unnecessary wrist x-rays by 22%
By Kate Madden Yee
Using a clinical decision model developed by Dutch researchers for pediatric wrist trauma could cut unnecessary emergency x-ray imaging for the condition by 22% -- thereby reducing children's radiation exposure and healthcare costs, according to a study published online in Pediatric Radiology.
September 15, 2015
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Limb x-ray measurements come under intense scrutiny
By Philip Ward
To help in daily practice, researchers from Portugal have conducted an in-depth assessment of the most important measurements used for upper and lower limb radiography examinations. They presented their findings at the 2015 congress of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology.
September 7, 2015
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Bicycle spoke injuries: What's the best approach?
By Philip Ward
Injuries resulting from a leg being trapped in bicycle spokes are surprisingly common, particularly in children, but no guideline or protocol defines what type of radiography can diagnose or rule out a fracture. Dutch researchers have now acted to fill this knowledge gap.
August 16, 2015
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Wrist fractures come out top in audit of MSK errors
By Philip Ward
In a new audit of musculoskeletal (MSK) errors made at a top London hospital, the most common mistakes presented at discrepancy meetings in 2014 were wrist fractures, with triquetral fractures being the biggest group within these, and the most common type was perceptual.
August 10, 2015
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Belgians scoop prize for research on elbow injuries
By Philip Ward
Elbow injuries are common in power and combat sports such as boxing, judo, weightlifting, and wrestling, but uncertainty surrounds the best imaging approach. Belgian researchers provided fresh analysis at the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology congress and collected a top award for it.
August 9, 2015
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ESSR posts obituary for Slovenian radiologist
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR) has published an obituary on Slovenian radiologist Dr. Vladimir Jevtič, who passed away earlier this year.
August 9, 2015
EOS 6-month revenues jump by 43%
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Orthopedic digital imaging developer EOS Imaging saw an uptick in total revenues by 43% for the first six months of the year.
July 20, 2015
UKRC: 30% of knee MRI referrals are inappropriate
By Philip Ward
Around 30% of knee MRI referrals by general practitioners are inappropriate, and there is an overreliance on MRI of the knee in preference to x-rays in patients older than 65, a study presented at last week's U.K. Radiological Congress (UKRC) has found.
July 5, 2015
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Ultrasound helps fine-tune management of arthritis
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound can be used to identify subclinical disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients in remission, enabling them to benefit from more-intensive treatment, according to research presented recently at the European League Against Rheumatism annual congress in Rome.
July 1, 2015
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Top U.K. football and cricket groups move ahead on PACS
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica has announced the Premier League Medical Care Scheme and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Medical Trust now cover the costs of image transmission using the company's PACSMail software.
June 16, 2015
Knee MRI research moves ahead at Innsbruck
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ergospect of Innsbruck, Austria, has started clinical trials with the Medical University of Innsbruck and C&C Innovations to design a device to simulate stress situations of the knee while imaging in the MRI bore.
May 18, 2015
Berlin trauma team says don't skip x-ray in wrist injuries
By Philip Ward
Plain radiographs are a rapid, reproducible, and probably cost-effective technique to diagnose common ligament injuries after wrist trauma, but high-quality images require precise patient positioning, a German study has found.
May 18, 2015
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