Advanced Visualization: Page 107

Fuzzy 3D ultrasound CAD sharpens breast cancer sensitivity

By Eric Barnes

A new breast ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) application uses a fuzzy 3D image processing scheme to deliver high sensitivity to improve the detection of early breast cancers.

September 2, 2009

Advanced image processing stitches together CE images

By Eric Barnes

An image processing technique forged in Japan could make wireless capsule endoscopy (CE) more useful by analyzing and cobbling together the somewhat unpredictable sequence of small intestine images generated by the tiny capsule endoscopy cameras.

August 30, 2009

Most choose VC over colonoscopy, study shows

By Eric Barnes

A new study from the Netherlands has found that most patients preferred reduced-prep virtual colonoscopy over conventional optical colonoscopy. Patients judged reduced-prep VC, both prep and procedure, as less burdensome, a fact the researchers hope could lead to greater compliance in colorectal cancer screening.

August 26, 2009

Colorectal cancer attitudes vary by ethnicity

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 26 - Men and people of South Asian descent are more likely to have unfavorable perceptions of colon cancer screening, research from the U.K. shows. The findings point the way toward strategies to get more people screened, according to Dr. Taina Taskila, a researcher on the study.

August 25, 2009

Biotronics3D, Merge partner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Imaging software developer Biotronics3D and Merge Healthcare have teamed to release three Biotronics3D applications for downloading from Merge's eFilm Web site.

August 11, 2009

Delayed return of fecal blood tests may miss colorectal cancers

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 11 - Due to hemoglobin degradation, delayed return of fecal occult blood tests may cause doctors to miss colorectal adenomas and possibly also overt malignancy, according to a report in the International Journal of Cancer for August 15.

August 10, 2009

Ziosoft inks U.K. distribution agreement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft has signed a distribution agreement with Healthcare Software Systems.

August 6, 2009

Sophisticated electronic bowel cleansing boosts polyp detection

By Eric Barnes

A new suite of investigational image-processing tools known as structure-analysis cleansing is improving the results of virtual colonoscopy scans performed after limited bowel preparation. The goal is to make virtual colonoscopy easier on patients and persuade them to get screened for colorectal cancer.

August 2, 2009

Biotronics3D launches MRI software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Software developer Biotronics3D has launched new software for analyzing MRI scans, developed in partnership with the U.K. Institute of Cancer Research.

July 22, 2009

Capsule endoscopy lacks sensitivity of colonoscopy

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 16 - Although capsule endoscopy provides visualization of the colonic mucosa, it is not as sensitive as standard colonoscopy for detecting polyps and cancer, European researchers report.

July 15, 2009

VC is cost-effective for screening; tiny polyps can be ignored

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy is a cost-effective way to screen for colorectal cancer -- provided that individuals with tiny lesions aren't referred for polypectomy, according to the results of a new study from France.

July 14, 2009

Visage nets German installation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm Visage Imaging has installed its Visage CS software at Marienkrankenhaus in Hamburg.

July 13, 2009

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