Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Shoulder instability may have distinct, identifiable imaging features on CT, MRI
KOLOA, Hawaii — Characteristics of shoulder instability may be identified by distinct imaging features on MRI, MR arthrography and CT, according to a presenter here.
Horizontal cleavage tears may be unrelated to presenting knee symptoms
KOLOA, Hawaii — Horizontal cleavage tears are common on MRI, often asymptomatic and the MRI appearance may not correlate with arthroscopy findings, according to a presenter here at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.
Hand, whole-body MRI register joint, enthesis improvements from apremilast in PsA
Hand and whole body MRI can objectively measure improvements in joint and enthesis inflammation resulting from apremilast treatment for psoriatic arthritis, according to data published in The Lancet Rheumatology.
MRI definitions insufficient to identify risk for radiographic knee osteoarthritis
Current MRI-based definitions of knee osteoarthritis fail to sufficiently pinpoint knees that will later develop radiographic disease visible on X-ray, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Advanced MRI finds brain abnormalities linked to cognitive dysfunction in lupus
Advanced structural MRI can detect brain abnormalities linked with cognitive dysfunction in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a systematic review published in Lupus Science & Medicine.
‘It’s going to be imaging’: MRI, ultrasound to streamline giant cell arteritis diagnosis
SAN DIEGO — Imaging techniques are poised to streamline the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis in the United States, after gaining traction elsewhere, according to a speaker at the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.
Greater cervicothoracic flexibility may increase complications after cervical fusion
Presented results showed patients undergoing posterior cervical fusion with greater cervicothoracic flexibility between X-ray and MRI/CT measurements had higher complication and revision rates.
Earlier use of targeted therapies may delay MS disease progression over 5 years
ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients with MS who developed paramagnetic rim lesions declined more rapidly, but implementing disease-modifying therapies earlier could reduce the burden of disease progression, data show.
Critical Diagnostic Criteria
VIDEO: Neural axis abnormalities may not necessitate neurosurgical intervention
In this video, Kevin M. Neal, MD, discussed the relationship between rates of neural axis abnormalities in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the potential need for neurosurgical intervention.