In recent years, with the development and progress of innovative medical imaging technology, high-quality medical images can help physicians discover early diseases of the musculoskeletal system and improve the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment of clinical orthopedic diseases. For example, computed tomography images can be combined with computer graphics algorithms for feature analysis to measure abnormalities in bone morphology or to assess joint misalignment to identify biomechanical causative factors. Functional magnetic resonance imaging can quantitatively analyze the biochemical components of bone and cartilage, and elastic ultrasound imaging can quantitatively analyze the material properties of soft tissue, assisting physicians in judging soft tissue damage. Biplane X-ray can accurately quantify the six-degree-of-freedom motion of bones and joints, analyze joint contact points, joint space changes, and ligament elongation changes. Image-based quantitative assessment tools can run through the clinical scenarios of orthopaedic diagnosis and treatment, from disease screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, postoperative rehabilitation, and follow-up.
The goal of this research topic is to collect new evidence for the use of medical imaging technology to facilitate the frontier innovative diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic diseases, and these innovative methods or results may contribute to the progress of clinical orthopedics. This will include original and review articles on the use of new imaging techniques to diagnose or treat bone and joint diseases, including degenerative, traumatic, infectious or neoplastic, and spinal deformities. Imaging tools including visible light, infrared, X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, and other imaging tools can be used to improve or optimize the care of patients with bone and joint disorders. It is expected that through this research topic, the innovative application of medical imaging in clinical orthopedics will be collected and the knowledge base will be updated to further encourage other innovative development and increase the clinical orthopedics' awareness of the application of innovative imaging technology.
We invite all experts in the fields of medical imaging and orthopaedics - clinicians and researchers - to submit their manuscripts for consideration in this research topic. Papers can include literature reviews (narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses) and original research (clinical trials, cohort studies, experimental laboratory work, case-control studies). We sincerely welcome multidisciplinary projects, papers with innovative breakthroughs and high clinical translation potential.
This research topic welcomes high-quality research papers on the following topics:
• Application of advanced imaging in clinical orthopaedics
• Quantitative analysis of biomechanical or biochemical parameters of bone and joints using medical imaging
• Surgical planning using medical imaging
• Musculoskeletal disease screening using imaging technology
• Development of new innovative imaging-based orthopaedic diagnosis or treatment process
• Using imaging to assess treatment outcomes in orthopaedic patients
Tsung-Yuan Tsai is the founder and CEO of TAOiAMGE Medical Inc. and declares no competing interests with regard to the Research Topic Subject.
In recent years, with the development and progress of innovative medical imaging technology, high-quality medical images can help physicians discover early diseases of the musculoskeletal system and improve the efficiency of diagnosis and treatment of clinical orthopedic diseases. For example, computed tomography images can be combined with computer graphics algorithms for feature analysis to measure abnormalities in bone morphology or to assess joint misalignment to identify biomechanical causative factors. Functional magnetic resonance imaging can quantitatively analyze the biochemical components of bone and cartilage, and elastic ultrasound imaging can quantitatively analyze the material properties of soft tissue, assisting physicians in judging soft tissue damage. Biplane X-ray can accurately quantify the six-degree-of-freedom motion of bones and joints, analyze joint contact points, joint space changes, and ligament elongation changes. Image-based quantitative assessment tools can run through the clinical scenarios of orthopaedic diagnosis and treatment, from disease screening, diagnosis, treatment planning, postoperative rehabilitation, and follow-up.
The goal of this research topic is to collect new evidence for the use of medical imaging technology to facilitate the frontier innovative diagnosis and treatment of orthopedic diseases, and these innovative methods or results may contribute to the progress of clinical orthopedics. This will include original and review articles on the use of new imaging techniques to diagnose or treat bone and joint diseases, including degenerative, traumatic, infectious or neoplastic, and spinal deformities. Imaging tools including visible light, infrared, X-ray, MRI, ultrasound, and other imaging tools can be used to improve or optimize the care of patients with bone and joint disorders. It is expected that through this research topic, the innovative application of medical imaging in clinical orthopedics will be collected and the knowledge base will be updated to further encourage other innovative development and increase the clinical orthopedics' awareness of the application of innovative imaging technology.
We invite all experts in the fields of medical imaging and orthopaedics - clinicians and researchers - to submit their manuscripts for consideration in this research topic. Papers can include literature reviews (narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses) and original research (clinical trials, cohort studies, experimental laboratory work, case-control studies). We sincerely welcome multidisciplinary projects, papers with innovative breakthroughs and high clinical translation potential.
This research topic welcomes high-quality research papers on the following topics:
• Application of advanced imaging in clinical orthopaedics
• Quantitative analysis of biomechanical or biochemical parameters of bone and joints using medical imaging
• Surgical planning using medical imaging
• Musculoskeletal disease screening using imaging technology
• Development of new innovative imaging-based orthopaedic diagnosis or treatment process
• Using imaging to assess treatment outcomes in orthopaedic patients
Tsung-Yuan Tsai is the founder and CEO of TAOiAMGE Medical Inc. and declares no competing interests with regard to the Research Topic Subject.
