Vision XRAY Group

Information Sheets

Periodicaly Vision X-Ray releases information sheets.

Previous information sheets can be view listed by clicking on the links below each of the brief descriptions below:

7th July 2003
Importance of Virtual Colonoscopy

Virtual Colonoscopy is a new method for detecting colorectal polyps and cancers. Air is insufflated into a cleansed colon, and high resolution, thinly-collimated spiral CT slices are acquired. The two dimensional slices, as well as the post-processed "fly-through" virtual colonoscopic images, are examined for polyps and tumors. Research performed at Boston University and elsewhere has shown that Virtual Colonoscopy is better able to see polyps than Barium Enema and is nearly as accurate as Conventional Colonoscopy. In addition, most patients report that the Virtual Colonoscopy technique is more comfortable than either Barium Enema or Conventional Colonoscopy.
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3 June 2003
MUSCULOSKELETAL CT

Technology changes in new CT scanners have led to their increased use in Musculoskeletal Imaging, with CT now becoming the gold standard for many investigations
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26 May 2003
Spiral CT: Findings in Acute Appendicitis

The primary CT signs which are considered pathognomonic for appendicitis include:
• the presence of an enlarged, inflamed appendix with a diameter greater than 8 mm in children (6 mm in adults)
• visualization of an appendicolith.
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19 May 2003
Computed Tomography-Guided Interventional Procedures In Treating Back Pain

Computed tomography-guided interventional procedures offer highly accurate and conservative therapies for patients with back pain, decreasing the need for pain medications and delaying the need for surgical treatment, according to a recent study.
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12th May 2003
Ultrasonography Is Superior to Clinical Examination in the Detection and Localization of Knee Joint Effusion in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Objective. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography allows real-time imaging of joint structures and may be used to complement clinical examination in rheumatological practice. We compared ultrasonography (US) with clinical examination (CE) in the detection of effusion, suprapatellar bursitis, and Baker's cyst of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in order to determine whether US provided additional clinical information
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5 May 2003
Breast cancer in younger women
The dread of breast cancer far exceeds its actual incidence, especially in young women. Yet certain women are at risk for developing breast cancer in their thirties or even younger.
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28th April 2003
Osteoporosis Underdiagnosed in Patients With Vertebral Compression Fractures
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 23 - Fewer than four in ten patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, according to a report in the April Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Patients with vertebral compression fractures can benefit from treatment of their osteoporosis, the authors explain, but little is known about the current evaluation and treatment of patients with such fractures.
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