PRP (platelet rich plasma) and viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections for tendon injury and osteoarthritis About the procedure Osteoarthritis knee Osteoarthritis Tendon tears Lateral Epicondylitis Rotator cuff tears More about PRP
What’s new? WHAT’S NEW AT GARRAN MEDICAL IMAGING? For those interested in the latest news and clinical updates from Dr Iain Duncan, or to find out something new about musculoskeletal imaging, ultrasound or nuclear medicine check out the latest news on his website. Latest News from Dr Iain Duncan Our priorities are friendship, adding value to people’s …
Back pain and Bone scans SPECT-CT bone scans of the spine have become a clinically useful part of the evaluation of back pain. Uptake seen on a SPECT-CT correlates with metabolic activity in bone and the increased resolution and specificity of SPECT-CT has allowed a greater number and variety of clinically relevant findings. Most patients …
PSMA Scan for prostate cancer What is a PSMA scan? PSMA stands for prostate specific membrane antigen, which is a complex protein found in the cell walls of many types of cell, but greatly increased in prostate cancer. Radio-tracers have been developed to attach to the antigen and thus show up abnormal cells, usually related …
xSPECT Bone xSPECT Bone A mobile friendly slideshow of this post about xSPECT bone can be found here. For those with a professional interest see our paper in the European Journal of Hybrid Imaging , see Dr Iain Duncan’s lecture at the 2019 World Molecular Imaging Summit at Lausanne in Switzerland, or visit Siemens healthineers. NUCLEAR IMAGING: THE OLD V NEW Nuclear Medicine has …
To biopsy or not -the thyroid nodule dilemna Thyroid nodules are very common and a small percentage of these are malignant. Ask 10 thyroid specialists about their approach to biopsy and diagnosis and you will get 10 different approaches. All will be rational and based on reasonable scientific data and on experience. The different approaches …
Liver Elastography WHAT IS LIVER ELASTOGRAPHY? Liver elastography is also known as shearwave elastography and is a novel technique of assessing tissue stiffness and hence fibrosis. This technique measures the speed of ultrasound waves as they pass through the liver. The “shearwave” is a perpendicular wave produced as a result of a generated ultrasound pulse through …
Shearwave Elastography of the Liver 10 minute video This is a recent technique used to assess liver damage without needing a liver biopsy https://youtu.be/JEO_52h4wHY
What is quantitative bone imaging? Quantitative bone imaging is where we measure exactly the amount of tracer in a given volume of interest. This capability has only now become possible with new technological and computer analysis techniques with the use of a specially calibrated xSPECT gamma camera. When analysing the data, we express the result in SUV …
Ultrasound Aortic Aneurysm Screening A recent draft has been published by The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that recommends the following: Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by ultrasonography in men ages 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked. The USPSTF recommends that clinicians selectively offer screening for AAA in men ages 65 to 75 …
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