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PANORAMA RANKS 3RD IN THE AFR FAST STARTERS LIST

The team at Panorama Radiology Specialists is thrilled to have been ranked 3rd on the Australian Financial Review’s Fast Starters List in 2024. Panorama was founded by radiologist Dr Angus Watts on the foundation of providing the Gold Coast community with a premium independent medical imaging service offering personalised patient care using industry-leading technology in

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MRI Disc Spectroscopy

MRI DISC SPECTROSCOPY vs INVASIVE DISCOGRAPHY FOR IDENTIFYING PAINFUL DISCS

MRI Disc Spectroscopy is an emerging non-invasive MRI technique requiring no invasive injection or contrast dye, which involves spectroscopic analysis of the biochemical composition of intervertebral discs using advanced MRI techniques and specialised software to non-invasively identify pain-generating discs. Studies have demonstrated a high correlation between non invasive MRI Disc Spectroscopy and traditional Invasive Provocative

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HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRASOUND IN GENICULAR NERVE RF ABLATION AT PANORAMA RADIOLOGY SPECIALISTS – Repost from Canon Medical USA

Reposted Article Originally Published by Canon Medical USA. Please see the link below for the full Canon Medical article. Introduction The genicular nerves are key sensory nerves that innervate the knee joint. Chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis (OA) originates from the transmission of pain signals through them. OA is a chronic and progressive condition,

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HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRASOUND OF SCHWANNOMA OF THE ANTERIOR CUTANEOUS NERVE – Repost from Canon Medical USA

Reposted Article Originally Published by Canon Medical USA. Clinical Case Study Ultrasound was performed to investigate a palpable lump in the proximal thigh/groin crease with associated “shooting” anterior thigh pain. High resolution ultrasound was performed on a Canon Medical Aplio i700 Prism Edition with an i18LX5 matrix transducer. iBeam+ technology provides excellent resolution with extraordinarily

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ENHANCED DETECTION OF MICROTRABECULAR FRACTURES USING 3T MRI WITH DEEP RESOLVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT : OUR EXPERIENCE.

ENHANCED DETECTION OF MICROTRABECULAR FRACTURES USING 3T MRI WITH DEEP RESOLVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT : OUR EXPERIENCE. 3T MRI has a high degree of accuracy for detecting soft tissue tendoligamentous and muscular injuries. However our preliminary experience at Panorama Radiology Specialists with Siemens Lumina 3T MRI augmented with Deep Resolve image enhancement – a breakthrough technology

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CTCA

‘SOFT PLAQUE MATTERS’: LOW-DOSE CT CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY USING 640-SLICE CT

‘CTCA has become a primary method for the diagnosis of Coronary Artery disease.’  (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Aug. 2021) Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Early detection of significant Coronary Artery disease can enable early implementation of preventive or therapeutic measures.  One of the primary methods for diagnosing Coronary

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IMAGING GUIDED EUFLEXXA INJECTION FOR MANAGEMENT OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Osteoarthritis affects around 15% of the Australian population, and is a leading cause of debilitating pain in the ageing population. (MJA) Approximately 65,000 total knee replacement operations are performed in Australia each year (AOANJRR 2019), putting it amongst the most commonly performed elective surgeries. There are a variety of non surgical treatment options for knee

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EOS IN TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT

EOS IN TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT EOS scanning is a sophisticated low dose imaging technology that uses dual X-Ray tubes to scan the spine, lower limbs or the full body in a natural upright resting position to create detailed, high resolution 2D and 3D images that allow accurate measurement of a wide range of

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BACK PAIN – IMAGING AND IMAGING-GUIDED INTERVENTION

Lower back pain is one of the most common clinical presentations in general practice and emergency departments around the world, and around 80% of us will experience issues with back pain requiring management in our lifetimes. Degenerative disc disease is so common with advancing age that from a radiological perspective it can almost be viewed

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IMAGING-GUIDED MANAGEMENT OF SHOULDER PAIN

Shoulder pain requiring some form of management affects around a quarter of Australians in their lifetime, making it one of the most common and debilitating musculoskeletal complaints. The range of underlying pathology is vast, but from a primary care perspective, identifying or excluding some key treatable acute pathologies is an important first step in diagnosis

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MRI AI IMAGE ENHANCEMENT – A 3T GAME-CHANGER

Over almost two decades working in private clinical radiology with a focus on musculoskeletal imaging, I’ve seen an astounding progressive evolution in imaging technology. Until recently, advances in image quality have largely been a reflection of the steady evolution of engineering technology such as the emergence of high magnetic field strength MRI and its widespread

Read More »

PANORAMA RANKS 3RD IN THE AFR FAST STARTERS LIST

The team at Panorama Radiology Specialists is thrilled to have been ranked 3rd on the Australian Financial Review’s Fast Starters List in 2024. Panorama was founded by radiologist Dr Angus Watts on the foundation of providing the Gold Coast community with a premium independent medical imaging service offering personalised patient care using industry-leading technology in

Read More »
MRI Disc Spectroscopy

MRI DISC SPECTROSCOPY vs INVASIVE DISCOGRAPHY FOR IDENTIFYING PAINFUL DISCS

MRI Disc Spectroscopy is an emerging non-invasive MRI technique requiring no invasive injection or contrast dye, which involves spectroscopic analysis of the biochemical composition of intervertebral discs using advanced MRI techniques and specialised software to non-invasively identify pain-generating discs. Studies have demonstrated a high correlation between non invasive MRI Disc Spectroscopy and traditional Invasive Provocative

Read More »

HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRASOUND IN GENICULAR NERVE RF ABLATION AT PANORAMA RADIOLOGY SPECIALISTS – Repost from Canon Medical USA

Reposted Article Originally Published by Canon Medical USA. Please see the link below for the full Canon Medical article. Introduction The genicular nerves are key sensory nerves that innervate the knee joint. Chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis (OA) originates from the transmission of pain signals through them. OA is a chronic and progressive condition,

Read More »

HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRASOUND OF SCHWANNOMA OF THE ANTERIOR CUTANEOUS NERVE – Repost from Canon Medical USA

Reposted Article Originally Published by Canon Medical USA. Clinical Case Study Ultrasound was performed to investigate a palpable lump in the proximal thigh/groin crease with associated “shooting” anterior thigh pain. High resolution ultrasound was performed on a Canon Medical Aplio i700 Prism Edition with an i18LX5 matrix transducer. iBeam+ technology provides excellent resolution with extraordinarily

Read More »

ENHANCED DETECTION OF MICROTRABECULAR FRACTURES USING 3T MRI WITH DEEP RESOLVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT : OUR EXPERIENCE.

ENHANCED DETECTION OF MICROTRABECULAR FRACTURES USING 3T MRI WITH DEEP RESOLVE IMAGE ENHANCEMENT : OUR EXPERIENCE. 3T MRI has a high degree of accuracy for detecting soft tissue tendoligamentous and muscular injuries. However our preliminary experience at Panorama Radiology Specialists with Siemens Lumina 3T MRI augmented with Deep Resolve image enhancement – a breakthrough technology

Read More »
CTCA

‘SOFT PLAQUE MATTERS’: LOW-DOSE CT CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY USING 640-SLICE CT

‘CTCA has become a primary method for the diagnosis of Coronary Artery disease.’  (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Aug. 2021) Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Early detection of significant Coronary Artery disease can enable early implementation of preventive or therapeutic measures.  One of the primary methods for diagnosing Coronary

Read More »
MRI picture

IMAGING GUIDED EUFLEXXA INJECTION FOR MANAGEMENT OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

Osteoarthritis affects around 15% of the Australian population, and is a leading cause of debilitating pain in the ageing population. (MJA) Approximately 65,000 total knee replacement operations are performed in Australia each year (AOANJRR 2019), putting it amongst the most commonly performed elective surgeries. There are a variety of non surgical treatment options for knee

Read More »

EOS IN TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT

EOS IN TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT EOS scanning is a sophisticated low dose imaging technology that uses dual X-Ray tubes to scan the spine, lower limbs or the full body in a natural upright resting position to create detailed, high resolution 2D and 3D images that allow accurate measurement of a wide range of

Read More »

BACK PAIN – IMAGING AND IMAGING-GUIDED INTERVENTION

Lower back pain is one of the most common clinical presentations in general practice and emergency departments around the world, and around 80% of us will experience issues with back pain requiring management in our lifetimes. Degenerative disc disease is so common with advancing age that from a radiological perspective it can almost be viewed

Read More »

IMAGING-GUIDED MANAGEMENT OF SHOULDER PAIN

Shoulder pain requiring some form of management affects around a quarter of Australians in their lifetime, making it one of the most common and debilitating musculoskeletal complaints. The range of underlying pathology is vast, but from a primary care perspective, identifying or excluding some key treatable acute pathologies is an important first step in diagnosis

Read More »

MRI AI IMAGE ENHANCEMENT – A 3T GAME-CHANGER

Over almost two decades working in private clinical radiology with a focus on musculoskeletal imaging, I’ve seen an astounding progressive evolution in imaging technology. Until recently, advances in image quality have largely been a reflection of the steady evolution of engineering technology such as the emergence of high magnetic field strength MRI and its widespread

Read More »
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