Musculoskeletal Radiology: Page 51

SPECT/CT helps novice clinicians detect arthritic joints

By Wayne Forrest

SPECT/CT can help orthopedic surgeons and radiologists identify multiple arthritic joints in the feet and ankles and localize degenerative joint disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the British edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

September 7, 2009

MRI finds proximal femur fractures missed by x-ray

By Wayne Forrest

MRI can detect a significant number of fractures of the proximal femur that are missed by plain radiography, as well as prompt early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, according to a British study.

August 31, 2009

Xograph completes Ziehm install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. radiology products supplier Xograph Healthcare of Tetbury, Gloucestershire, recently delivered a Ziehm Vision mobile C-arm image intensifier to the Runnymede Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey.

August 18, 2009

Whole-body MRI helps evaluate spondylarthritis

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 24 - Whole-body MRI appears useful in assessing acute inflammatory lesions in the sacroiliac joints in patients with established and active spondylarthritis, European and U.S. researchers report in the July 15 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism.

July 23, 2009

Study: Rotator cuff treatment provides tendonitis relief

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Italian researchers have developed a minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the rotator cuff of the shoulder that provides immediate symptom relief.

June 29, 2009

Ultrasound tops clinical exam for ankle assessment in childhood arthritis

By Reuters Health

COPENHAGEN (Reuters Health), Jun 16 - Ultrasound is much more accurate than clinical examination for identifying the affected ankle structures in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to results released at the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Congress 2009.

June 15, 2009

Ultrasound provides valid measure of finger joint cartilage

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 20 - Results of a study published in the April 15 issue of Arthritis and Rheumatism suggest that measuring finger joint cartilage by ultrasound is an effective alternative to conventional radiograph imaging.

May 19, 2009

Contrast ultrasound beats CT, PET in Hodgkin's lymphoma staging

By Erik L. Ridley

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound of the spleen proved better than both CT and PET for staging nodules in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to a study published by Italian researchers in the May edition of Radiology.

May 5, 2009

Siemens wins U.K. Artis zee install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has installed its Artis zee ceiling-mounted angiography system in the largest independent hospital in the U.K.

April 29, 2009

Sports drinks start working when they hit the mouth

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 21 - High-carbohydrate sports drinks can boost athletic performance, and their effects may begin as soon as they hit the mouth, a new study suggests. Using functional MRI, researchers found that carb drinks sparked activity in brain areas related to both movement control and pleasure.

April 20, 2009

Study: MRI detects cause of writer's cramp

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A French study has found that abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders, such as writer's cramp.

April 12, 2009

MDCT holds promise for advanced osteoporosis scan

By Eric Barnes

CT could become an important player in the emerging field of structural bone assessment, according to researchers from Berlin and San Francisco. They believe the modality is capable of evaluating trabecular structures from the extremities to the vertebrae, outperforming even high-resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) in some conditions.

April 5, 2009

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