Dear Orthopedic Imaging Insider,
MRI may be able to help detect and guide repair of radial meniscal tears, U.S. researchers report in this issue of the Orthopedic Imaging Insider.
Researchers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, wanted to find out if MRI could help clinicians improve the accuracy of their preoperative diagnoses, and help guide patients to some of the new therapies available for radial meniscal tears. They compared preoperative MR images against knee arthroscopy performed by an orthopedic surgeon.
Using their findings, the group developed a set of four radiologic signs to help them detect radial tears using MR imaging. Find out what they are by clicking on our Orthopedic Insider Exclusive article.
Other features in our Orthopedic Imaging Digital Community this month include an article on the optimal number of radiographs required to assess the severity and progression of osteoarthritis, available here.
Another story deals with reducing radiation dose during percutaneous vertebroplasty procedures, in which interventional radiologists insert bone cement into the vertebra under fluoroscopic guidance. Researchers found that the use of a bone cement injector rather than a 1-mL syringe could cut radiation dose to the operator by more than half. Learn all about it by clicking here.
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