Imaging News

Friday, January 23, 2009 Shoulder Pain Imaging: Arthrography Not Always Needed
Arthrography adds important information to 3-T conventional MRI only in a subset of shoulder pain cases...

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Wrist MRI Lets Many Avoid Arthroscopy
3-T MRI of the wrist effectively detects wrist ligament tears and may help patients avoid unnecessary surgery...

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Early RA Shows as MRI Hand Tenosynovitis
MRI readily detects early arthritis as flexor tenosynovitis...

Wednesday, December 10, 2008 US-Guided Synvisc, Steroids Ease Inoperable Shoulders
Ultrasound-guided hyaluronic acid and steroid offer an alternative for inoperable shoulder impingement syndrome and arthrosynovitis...

Tuesday, December 09, 2008 OA Imaging Explains Subchondral Cysts, Bone Marrow Edema
New OA imaging studies support the bony contusion theory of subchondral cyst formation and show that bone marrow edema in the medial tibia, but not other sites, is a good marker for OA severity...

Monday, December 08, 2008 Say Goodbye to Plantar Fasciitis After 15-Minute Treatment
Combining an ultrasound-guided dry needling technique with steroid injection is 95% effective at relieving plantar fasciitis within 3 weeks...

Friday, November 07, 2008 Studies Confirm, Extend Uses of MRI in Spondyloarthropathies
Severe romanus lesions in patients with back pain who are younger than 51 are very specific for spondyloarthropathy, and an MRI of just the sacroiliac joint is generally enough to diagnose nonradiographic axial SpA, regardless of the location of the back pain...

Thursday, October 16, 2008 The Scan That Didn’t Scan
Both doctors and patients rely heavily on findings from MRI scans, but the quality of MRI can be erratic and not always reliable…

Tuesday, September 30, 2008 Microscopic Version of the CT Scan Reveals Secrets of Bone Formation
A new version of the CT scan offers insight on how bones, shells, and other animal structures are formed, which may give researchers a better understanding of bone loss and how to combat it…

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Out of Joint
A unique application of MRI technology may be able to provide a non-invasive early diagnosis of osteoarthritis...