Imaging News

Monday, August 18, 2008 Power Doppler Ultrasound Measures Response to TNF-blockers in RA
Power doppler ultrasonographic monitoring may help measure response to TNF-blockers as well as predict X-ray progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients…

Friday, July 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…

Thursday, July 24, 2008 Quantitative Imaging of Musculoskeletal Tissue
Quantitative imaging of musculoskeletal tissue is now the essential methodology in clinical practice for diagnosis and monitoring various musculoskeletal diseases

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Heel Ultrasound Helps Detect Fracture Risk
Researchers were able to assess which women are at a higher risk of hip fracture by combining the results of a heel ultrasound with known risk factors for osteoporotic fractures…

Wednesday, June 04, 2008 Case Series Adds Support for Routine PET in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Routine PET might be a useful option in patients with steroid-resistant polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR)...

Wednesday, April 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...

Thursday, January 17, 2008 Incidental Vertebral Fractures on Multidetector CT Images of the Chest: Prevalence and Recognition
Vertebral fractures are under diagnosed by radiologists using multidetector computed tomography...

Thursday, January 17, 2008 Too Much of a Good Thing?
Growing use of CT scans is causing concern about radiation exposure...

Friday, January 11, 2008 Outcomes of Osteochondral Lesions of the Knee Repaired With a Bioabsorbable Device 
Researchers evaluated the functional and radiographic outcomes of osteochondral lesions of arthroscopically-repaired knees...

Thursday, January 03, 2008 Practice Tips: Using Color or Power Doppler Ultrasound in Rheumatology
Danish researchers have proposed settings for Doppler ultrasound (US) designed to improve detection of inflammation, visualized as hyperemia in locations such as the synovial membrane...