A Systematic Review of Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Axial Spine Pain of Facet Joint Origin.

Purpose Of Review: This review aims to assess the effectiveness of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections in treating axial spinal pain originating from the facet joints. A systematic evaluation of available evidence on these biological therapies was conducted to determine their clinical utility.

Recent Findings: Recent studies emphasize the therapeutic promise of intraarticular biologics, including MSCs, PRP, and alpha-2-macroglobulin, in managing facet joint-related axial spinal pain.

Practice Expense and Its Impact on Radiology Reimbursement.

Practice expense (PE) is one of 3 components that contribute to total relative value units (RVU). Across the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), PE accounts for nearly half of the total RVU. In radiology, however, this number is even higher, largely due to the nature and particularities of the specialty.

Implementation of guideline-based lipid reporting and rate of lipid lowering therapy prescription.

Lipid goal attainment remains suboptimal due to patient, provider, and system level factors. We aimed to assess whether updated, guideline-based lipid reporting and clinical decision support was associated with different lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) prescription patterns. We conducted a retrospective study in our electronic health record (EHR) comparing prescriptions within 90 days of lab reporting both prior to the reporting change (21,417 patients in 2019-2020) and after (39,866 patients in 2020-2021).

Multimodal Dementia Screening from Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Conversational Speech.

Early detection of Alzheimer's dementia is crucial for effective symptomatic treatment. Herein, we explore the opportunities of dementia screening based on automatically derived biomarkers from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and spoken communication. In particular, we compare the screening performance of unimodal MRI-based or speech-based markers with their multimodal counterparts.

Use and safety of corticosteroid injections in joints and musculoskeletal soft tissue: guidelines from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the International Pain and Spine Intervention Society.

Background: Intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injection and peri-articular corticosteroid injection are commonly used to treat musculoskeletal conditions. Results vary by musculoskeletal region, but most studies report short-term benefit with mixed results on long-term relief. Publications showed adverse events from single corticosteroid injections.