Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 45

MRI of limited use in C-spine imaging of whiplash patients
By Wayne Forrest
Swiss researchers have concluded that 1.5-tesla MRI provides "only limited evidence" of specific changes to the cervical spine and surrounding tissues in patients with acute symptomatic whiplash injury, according to a study published online December 20 in Radiology.
January 11, 2012
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Carestream gets DR sale from Euro football champs
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Champions League and La Liga holders FC Barcelona have purchased Carestream Health's DRX-Evolution to image their star-studded squad of players.
January 10, 2012
3D matches 2D MRI for knee osteoarthritis, but in less time
By Wayne Forrest
Three-dimensional fast spin-echo MRI can achieve "moderate to almost perfect agreement and high accuracy" compared with routine 2D fast spin-echo MRI for evaluating knee osteoarthritis, but in 30% less time, according to a study presented at the recent RSNA 2011 meeting in Chicago.
December 26, 2011
Imaging illuminates athleticism of Canarian wrestlers
By Robin Marshall
Canarian wrestling may be a fairly specialized and small-scale sport, but the physical prowess of its athletes has come under intense scrutiny from a group of Spanish researchers. Their findings were presented at the recent Euroecho and Other Imaging Modalities conference in Budapest.
December 20, 2011
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MRI rules supreme in postoperative knee, but challenges remain
By Philip Ward
CHICAGO - Advances in procedures such as knee replacement, ligamentous reconstruction, and articular cartilage and meniscus repair have led to rapid growth in open and arthroscopic knee surgery. This has heightened demand for postoperative MRI, yet the topic is barely covered in the literature, according to Swiss researchers.
November 28, 2011
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Whole-body MRI better than spinal MRI in myeloma patients
By Rebekah Moan
CHICAGO - Whole-body MRI edged out spinal MRI in terms of prognostic value for multiple myeloma patients after stem cell transplantation, according to new German research presented on Monday at the RSNA congress.
November 28, 2011
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3D digital x-ray holds up against CT for lower extremities
By Rebekah Moan
Three-dimensional digital x-ray performs just as well as 3D CT when it comes to measuring the leg-length discrepancies of children and adolescents, according to study published online in European Radiology. Two-dimensional measurements, however, didn't fare as well.
November 14, 2011
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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
Cardiac arrest strikes young and old athletes alike
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from France suggests that young, competitive athletes account for only a fraction of sports-related cardiac arrests, in which the heart stops beating without warning. Rather, most cardiac arrests may happen in adult men playing recreational sports, the study found.
August 24, 2011
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