Lumbar spine fractures can be detected by routine trauma abdomen and pelvis CT compared to plain radiographs, according to a recent study conducted by radiologists at the University of Cincinnati. The ...

A study at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City found that a CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery indicated that a significant number of patients had low bone density that was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MADRID — In patients with ankylosing spondylitis, low-dose CT of the whole spine delivered greater sensitivity ...

Patients were exposed to 2.8-times more radiation when they underwent intraoperative CT navigation during placement of spine instrumentation than patients who underwent thoracolumbar instrumentation ...

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the ...

An algorithm that takes the patient's size into consideration can cut radiation dose by 41% in lumbar spine CT without compromising the diagnostic quality of the images, a new study shows. Researchers ...

May 6, 2003 — Computed tomography (CT) should replace plain film radiography for imaging suspected cervical spine trauma, according to a presentation on May 6 during the American Roentgen Ray Society ...