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
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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
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
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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
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Parathyroid adenoma detection in 2016 Hyperparathyroidism is most commonly due to parathyroid adenomas or carcinomas. These can frequently be detected with dual phase Sestamibi scans. The sensitivity for detection is poor with planar and SPECT imaging (60-80%) but with the advent of SPECT-CT much higher sensitivities have been achieved (>85%). Multi-glandular disease is uncommon but paradoxically more difficult to
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