Dr Iain Duncan

Recent News and Updates

Dr Iain Duncan June 2025 On my departure from GMI I have stepped back from molecular imaging and nuclear medicine to lead the team at ultrasoundCBR and provide this next level ultrasound service. The first six months of ULTRASOUNDCBR have been fulfilling and amazing. The whole team has come together in quite an extraordinary way. […]

Research into PRP

PRP Therapy Ongoing Updates

Latest updates first Synopsis PRP Research to 2025 Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) represents an increasingly explored autologous orthobiologic in the therapeutic landscape for osteoarthritis (OA). Derived from a patient’s own blood through a centrifugation process, PRP delivers a concentrated solution of platelets and an array of bioactive growth factors, including platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth […]

Tc-PSMA at Garran Medical Imaging

The scan results are close to the benchmarks defined by the world literature on Ga-PSMA PET scans. The results below indicate the accuracy and value of the test.

References: PRP Therapy for Shoulders

Ridley, E. (2015). US-guided injections help ward off rotator cuff degeneration. AuntMinnie. http://www.auntminnie.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=ult&pag=dis&ItemID=110012 Randelli, P., Randelli, F., Ragone, V., Menon, A., D’Ambrosi, R., Cucchi, D., Cabitza, P., & Banfi, G. (2014). Regenerative medicine in rotator cuff injuries. BioMed Research International, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/129515 Kwong C et al. Platelet-Rich Plasma in Patients With Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears or […]

References

Clinical Web links

The following are recognised sites and institutions with key clinical guidelines: Guidelines American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons American College of Rheumatology Clinical Practice Guidelines Thyroid Imaging Reporting & Data System (TI-RADS) Musculoskeletal Outcome scores Orthopaedic Score sheets

PRP therapy in the lanb

References: Injections of PRP with Hyaluronic Acid

Knee Osteoarthritis Adam, P., Renevier, J. L., & Marc, J.-F. (2018). A novel treatment of knee degenerative disorders all-in-one intra-articular injection of platelet-rich plasma combined with hyaluronic acid. International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 13, 280–288. https://doi.org/10.4172/1758-4272.1000199 Barac, B., Damjanov, N., & Zekovic, A. (2018). The new treatment approach in knee osteoarthritis: Efficacy of cellular matrix […]

PRP for osteaoarthritis

Updates on PRP (platelet rich plasma) injections for osteoarthritis

Order of updates is newest to oldest Iain Duncan Update July 2020 Based on a number of studies and our own experience there are benefits from doing repeated or cycling PRP injections for osteoarthritis of the knee. One such study showed PRP injections led to a significant reduction in pain and improvement in function after […]