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CO2 volumes higher than previous reports in VC

By Eric Barnes

Using more CO2 to insufflate the colon during virtual colonoscopy doesn't produce better distention, but patients with ileocecal valve incompetence -- most patients presenting for screening -- require more insufflation, say researchers from Ireland.

July 5, 2010

CT-based Crohn's diagnosis takes aim at endoscopy

By Eric Barnes

GENEVA - Japanese researchers hope to supplant the invasive and time-consuming process of diagnosing Crohn's disease with a CT technique that is unaffected by intestinal stenosis and other impediments to conventional endoscopic evaluation.

June 28, 2010

Dutch study quantifies factors that make PACS work

By Eric Barnes

GENEVA - If you really want to find out how well PACS is working at your facility, you can follow your heart, the advice of experts, or the data, as researchers from the Netherlands have done. They discussed their work on quantifying the factors that make PACS useful at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery meeting.

June 24, 2010

TEPR founder sees big role for small systems in healthcare

By Eric Barnes

GENEVA - Radiology's once-clandestine toys -- mobile phone apps, iPads, iPhones, and the like -- are rising up to assume a central role in healthcare delivery, according to healthcare IT expert C. Peter Waegemann at the opening session of the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery meeting on Wednesday.

June 23, 2010

Ziosoft promotes Royea

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has tapped Rob Royea as president of Ziosoft U.S., EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), and Asia-Pacific (outside of Japan).

June 15, 2010

Dual-energy VC aims for noninvasive polyp evaluation

By Eric Barnes

Dual-energy CT may find itself forging a new path in virtual colonoscopy by not only finding colorectal lesions but characterizing them in ways other noninvasive techniques cannot, according to a presentation at the International Society for Computed Tomography conference.

June 1, 2010

MeVis increases stake in Medis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical imaging software developer MeVis Medical Solutions has increased its stake in Medis Holding to 41%.

June 1, 2010

Nonlaxative PET/CT colonography is both feasible and effective

By Eric Barnes

For individuals who need a highly accurate colon screening exam but can't tolerate a full bowel prep, nonlaxative PET/CT colonography may be just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study from the U.K. published this month in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

May 26, 2010

iCAD to launch CTC CAD software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD plans to debut a new version of its VeraLook CAD software for CT colonography (CTC) at the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology annual meeting.

May 26, 2010

VC shows high diagnostic yield after failed colonoscopy

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy finds significant pathology in patients referred after failed colonoscopy, according to a study presented at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in New Orleans. The results show the need for a complete colon exam and highlight VC's strengths in detecting extracolonic abnormalities.

May 5, 2010

FDG-PET/CT detects recurrence of colorectal cancer

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET/CT has a "significant role" in characterizing suspected colorectal cancer recurrence at an early stage, according to a study presented by U.K. researchers at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting this week in San Diego.

May 4, 2010

Flexible sigmoidoscopy of dubious value after VC

By Eric Barnes

The yield of additional pathological findings was quite low in a group of symptomatic patients who underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy after virtual colonoscopy screening, according to a poster presentation at this week's Digestive Disease Week meeting in New Orleans.

May 3, 2010

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