Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 48

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

Sectra nabs U.K. contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has won a contract for its mammography and osteoporosis screening technology with a U.K. hospital, the company said.

October 20, 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

Sybermedica secures Commonwealth role

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. healthcare software developer Sybermedica said that the England Commonwealth Games medical team will use its PACSMail software at next week's event in Delhi.

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

Aortic root dilation in athletes requires close surveillance

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Aortic root dilation is uncommon in highly trained competitive athletes and is not likely to be caused by exercise training. Consequently, aortic root dilation in this population is probably pathologic and shouldn't be dismissed, according to findings published in the August 17 online issue of Circulation.

September 9, 2010

Cardiac MRI shows how triathletes' hearts adapt

By Wayne Forrest and Eric Barnes

With the help of 1.5-tesla cardiac MRI, German researchers have found that the human heart adapts to triathlon training by developing greater muscle mass and wall thickness, as well as larger left atria and larger right and left ventricles, according to a study to be published in the October issue of Radiology.

August 31, 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

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