… On the right the skeletal map of whole-body scan is depicted with specific ROIs for bone (head—H,
upper limbs—U, lower limbs—L and trunk which is subdivided in pelvis—P, spine—S …

Ultrasound is a non-invasive, fast, relatively inexpensive and available tool for estimating
adiposity in clinical practice, and in several research settings. It does not expose patients to …

Objective: The objective of this review was to evaluate the efficacy of pulsed radiofrequency
(PRF) treatment of pain associated with different spinal conditions. The mechanisms of …

The predominant sites of viable and nonviable tumor were determined in the primary lesions
of 50 patients with osteosarcoma after initial treatment with preoperative chemotherapy. …

Background: There is great interest in the use of bone substitutes to improve bone repair. We
compared the osteogenic potential of lyophilized bone chips combined with platelet gel, or …

The cases of twenty-two patients with an aneurysmal bone cyst of the spine above the sacrum
were analyzed with regard to sex, age, site, symptoms, and radiographic findings. Four …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study was to compare the accuracy of contrast enhanced MRI
and FDG PET-CT in the staging, treatment evaluation and follow-up of multiple myeloma. …

Objectives Meniscal injuries are often associated with an active lifestyle. The damage of
meniscal tissue puts young patients at higher risk of undergoing meniscal surgery and, therefore…

Background: Magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a novel imaging-guided
surgical technique that allows the performance of noninvasive and radiation-free …

This is a preliminary case–control study on osteopenic/osteoporotic elderly women, testing
the association of proximal femur fracture with minimum femoral strength, as derived from …