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Found 24 result(s) FROM 1963 pages containing the term 'Spin-lock T1RHO MRI'.
Thursday Oct 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 Jan 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 Dec 17, 2008
Early RA Shows as MRI Hand Tenosynovitis
MRI readily detects early arthritis as flexor tenosynovitis...
Friday Nov 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...
Wednesday Sep 17, 2008
Experts Warn the Meniscal Damage Seen on MRI Should Not Drive Knee Surgery Decisions in Middle-Aged, Elderly Persons
Most middle-aged and elderly persons who have meniscal damage that can be seen on MRI have asymptomatic knees, and even in those with symptoms, the pain might not be related to the meniscus...
Friday Jul 25, 2008
New High-Resolution Device Aids Finger MRI in Scleroderma
High-resolution magnetic resonance angiography (micro-MRA) can readily measure vascular disease of fingers in systemic sclerosis…
Friday Jun 20, 2008
Longitudinal MRI Study Confirms that Rituximab Stops Progression in RA, Suggests Some Regression
Imaging studies done 1 year after rituximab (RTX) treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) confirm that progression of joint damage was stopped, and suggest that there may even have been some regression of established damage...
Wednesday Apr 09, 2008
TMJ in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis May Require MRI for Diagnosis, But it Can Heal
TMJ damage in children with JIA can resolve with actual healing of the damaged condyles once the underlying disease is controlled, but MRI might be required to diagnosis the jaw disorder...
Tuesday Apr 01, 2008
Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced MRI of Hands and Wrists in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Contrast-enhanced MRI demonstrates bone marrow edema, erosions, tendon and soft tissue disease, and median nerve involvement in patients with PsA of the hands and wrists…
Thursday Dec 13, 2007
MRI Bone Edema Shows Differences, Similarities in RA and OA
MRI bone edema predicts radiographic progression in RA and correlates with pain in OA...
Tuesday May 01, 2007
MRI Erosions, Edema in RA Are Due to Inflammatory Infiltrates in Bone Marrow
Bone erosions and bone marrow edema seen with MRI in joints affected by RA are due to inflammatory infiltrates that have invaded the bone marrow...
Tuesday Mar 13, 2007
Experts Hope Ultrasound and MRI Will Get More Gout Patients Into Treatment
In-office ultrasonography and greater use of MRI might improve gout diagnosis, simplify monitoring of response to urate-lowering therapy, and inspire more aggressive use of hypouricemic agents...
Monday Mar 05, 2007
New Study Suggests MRI Might Be Alternative to Radiographic JSW as Efficacy Measure for Osteoarthritis Drugs
Radiographic JSW remains the gold standard for assessing progression of knee OA in clinical trials, but new research suggests that MRI might be a reasonable alternative...
Wednesday Dec 06, 2006
Serum MMP-3 May Be Biomarker of Joint Damage in AS, MRI Accuracy Questioned
Measuring serum levels of metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) may be an inexpensive yet accurate way for rheumatologists to predict which AS patients will develop joint damage, particularly in those with pre-existing radiographic damage...
Thursday Oct 12, 2006
MRI Predicts Which Children with Monoarthritis Will Develop Aggressive Disease
MRI scans of clinically unaffected knees in children with monoarthritis can predict who will develop widespread joint disease within the next year... Gardner-Medwin JM, et al. J Rheumatol. 2006; 15 Sept; [Epub ahead of print]
Monday Sep 11, 2006
Small, Portable In-Office MRI Can Monitor Response to Therapy in RA
As RA treatments become more effective and expensive, monitoring response to therapy becomes more important. Two new studies suggest that small, portable MRI devices might help...
Wednesday Jun 14, 2006
MRI Reveals Little in Low Back Pain
Routine use of MRI in early episodes of low back pain is probably a mistake... Carragee E. Presented at: American Pain Society 25th Annual Meeting; May 3–6, 2006; San Antonio, Tex.
Thursday May 25, 2006
Higher Strength MRI Reduces Need for Arthroscopy for Shoulder Injuries
MR imaging at 3.0 Tesla may be able to replace arthroscopy for diagnosing some types of shoulder cartilage damage... Magee TH, Willams DS. Presented at: American Roentgen Ray Society 106th Annual Meeting; April 30–May 5; Vancouver, BC. Abstract 52.
Wednesday Mar 29, 2006
Synarc Granted Patent for Imaging Device to Increase the Accuracy of Cartilage Measurements by MRI and CT
Synarc, Inc, of San Francisco, California, announced the issuance of US patent No. 6,992,280 for a novel image calibration device...
Tuesday Mar 21, 2006
Spin-Lock (T1RHO) MRI May Be More Effective at Measuring Early Stages of Disc Degeneration
Spin-lock (T1RHO) magnetic resonance imaging may be more effective than other imaging technologies as a quantitative measure of early intervertebral disc degeneration... Johannessen W, et al. Presented at: 52nd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society; March 18–22, 2006; Chicago, Ill. Abstract 16.
Wednesday Dec 21, 2005
EMG May Be Better Than MRI at Diagnosing Spinal Stenosis
Because it can test nerve function and determine the presence of nerve damage, electromyogram testing may be more effective than magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing spinal stenosis as well as detecting neuromuscular diseases that mimic stenosis... Haig AJ, et al. Spine. In press.
Tuesday Oct 25, 2005
Combining X-Rays and MRIs Can Lead to Earlier Diagnosis of Spondyloarthritides
Combining data from X-rays and magnetic resonance imaging scans may lead to earlier detection of spondyloarthritides in patients presenting with recent-onset inflammatory back pain. Heuft-Dorenbosch L, et al. Ann Rheum Dis [serial online]. October 11, 2005.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2005
MRI Data Show Etanercept Reduces Spinal Lesions in AS, but Questions Remain
Etanercept therapy leads to the regression of spinal lesions in active ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated spondyloarthritis... Rudwaleit M, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2005;64:1305-1310
Monday Oct 18, 2004
MRI Has Modest Predictive Value in Detecting Response to TNF Therapy in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Treatment responders had a higher activity index on MRI than did nonresponders, but the difference was less marked than investigators expected... Rudwaleit M, Listing J, Brandt J, Braun J October 18, 2004, Sieper J. Prediction of a major clinical response (BASDAI 50) to TNF-alpha blockers in ankylosing spondylitis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2004; 63:665-670.
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