Release date: 2018-06-19
According to a report by the US “Qiaobao.com†on June 18th, a study published in the Science Report on the 17th showed that engineers, doctors and radiologists from the University of Cambridge in the UK have invented a new 3D imaging analysis technology to detect Minor changes in arthritis will help to better understand the causes and processes of osteoarthritis and develop more accurate treatments without the need for invasive tissue sampling.
Dr. Tom Turmezei of the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge said: "This technology is a valuable tool for analyzing arthritis in both clinical and research, and it can be used in conjunction with 3D statistical analysis to accelerate the development of new therapies."
At present, there is no recognized method for treating osteoarthritis, which is a common arthritis caused by the wear of articular cartilage at the end of the bone. Artificial joint replacement is the only treatment.
Turmezei said, “Using this technology, we hope to identify osteoarthritis as early as possible and find potentially effective treatments before it worsens. It can be used to screen high-risk groups, such as those known to have arthritis or have previous joints. Injuries also include elite athletes who suffer from arthritis due to constant stress on their joints."
The most commonly used detection methods at present are radiation, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. Doctors can also use two-dimensional X-rays to diagnose osteoarthritis by identifying areas where articular cartilage wears down. However, this imaging technique is not precise enough to detect subtle changes in joints.
Turmezei pointed out that in addition to the lack of accuracy, 2D X-RAY results still rely on manual analysis and interpretation. The latest technology will make up for these shortcomings, and it has the ability to observe subtle changes in joints, and has never been able to diagnose early diseases more accurately.
This new technique, known as the "joint space mapping" method, uses images from standard computed tomography (also known as CT scans), which are usually not used for joint monitoring. This technique primarily analyzes CT images to identify subtle changes in the inter-bone space of the joint.
After testing, the researchers found that the imaging accuracy of this new technology is twice that of current X-ray combined imaging. But the researchers also said that although CT scans have not yet been approved for monitoring joints, the combination of low-dose CT scans and 3D imaging techniques will hopefully lead to more effective treatment decisions or new treatment options for patients, as well as bone and joints. Inflammatory care has brought better development prospects.
Source: World Wide Web
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