Structured reporting in radiologic education - Potential of different PI-RADS versions in prostate MRI controlled by in-bore MR-guided biopsies.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficiency of structured reporting in radiologic education - based on the example of different PI-RADS score versions for multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) of the prostate.

Methods: MpMRI of 688 prostate lesions in 180 patients were retrospectively reviewed by an experienced radiologist and by a student using PI-RADS V1 and V2. Data sets were reviewed for changes according to PI-RADS V2.

Correction to: Intraarticular application of autologous conditioned serum (ACS) reduces bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstructive surgery in a randomized controlled trial.

The Orthokine product used in the trial was donated by the manufacturer.

A novel Laser Navigation System reduces radiation exposure and improves accuracy and workflow of CT-guided spinal interventions: a prospective, randomized, controlled, clinical trial in comparison to conventional freehand puncture.

Purpose: Phantom model evaluation and prospective randomized clinical trial to assess the clinical feasibility and benefit of using a novel Laser Navigation System (LNS) in CT-guided epidural and perineural injections in comparison to the conventional freehand procedure.

Methods: The LNS guided puncture technique was compared to the standard CT-guided freehand treatment using a phantom model and a randomized clinical trial. Spinal injections were administered by an experienced interventional team to evaluate needle placement accuracy, treatment time and radiation exposure.

Intraarticular application of autologous conditioned serum (ACS) reduces bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstructive surgery in a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Pro-inflammatory cytokines play a pivotal role in osteoarthritis, as well as in bone tunnel widening after ACL reconstructive surgery. A new treatment option is to administer autologous conditioned serum (ACS) containing endogenous anti-inflammatory cytokines including IL-1Ra and growth factors (IGF-1, PDGF, and TGF-β1, among others) in the liquid blood phase. The purpose of this trial was to establish whether the postoperative outcome could be affected by intraarticular application of ACS.

Localization of acupuncture points BL25 and BL26 using computed tomography.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to provide a metric description of acupuncture points BL25 and BL26, to investigate their relation to individual anatomical landmarks and structures, and to identify anatomical structures that are involved in needle manipulation during de qi.

Design: Fifty-eight (58) white patients with low-back pain received 107 needlings that were documented using computed tomography (CT).

Outcome Measures: For each patient, the body-mass index (BMI) and the interscapular distance were measured.