Imaging News

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 FDA Wants to Reduce Radiation Exposure from Medical Scans
Widespread use of CT scans and fluoroscopy is exposing some patients to unnecessary amounts of radiation, and raising their risk of cancer...

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Cooling RA Skin May Slightly Shift Doppler US
Cooling (but not warming) the skin has a modest effect on ultrasound Doppler measurements in RA...

Thursday, October 01, 2009 MRI Can Show Joint Damage in Early Gout
For patients with gout but normal plain radiographs, MRI is more sensitive than ultrasound for detecting early gout, but what to do with that information is unclear...

Wednesday, June 24, 2009 RA Rituxan Response Seen Best with High Res US
High resolution grey-scale ultrasonography may help rheumatologists measure response to rituximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients...

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 Imaging Overused for Low Back Pain in Elderly
X-rays or advanced imaging scans to detect the source of low back pain are overused for certain elderly patients, mainly those treated in large practices that offer patient satisfaction-based financial incentives...

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 X-ray Stability Lags RA Remission by Months
Radiographic joint damage grinds to a halt only after at least 9 months of sustained disease remission...

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Persistent Sore Ankle Might Be Damaged Tendon
Physicians should consider peroneal tendon injury in patients with refractory lateral ankle pain...

Thursday, April 02, 2009 Back Pain: Too Little Exercise, Too Much Imaging
Patients with low back pain are using too many ineffective treatments and too few of those proven effective...

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
Cumulative radiation exposure from CT scans can raise cancer risk by up to 12%...

Monday, February 09, 2009 Scans for Back Pain Ineffective
Imaging scans are largely ineffective at locating the source of low back pain, and may do more harm than good…