Abdominal Imaging: Page 11

Value of AAA screening drops as smoking declines
By Erik L. Ridley
Mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) has dropped sharply over the past two decades, thanks to lower smoking rates -- and this trend is reducing the value of ultrasound AAA screening programs, according to a large Swedish study published in Lancet.
June 15, 2018
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How best to deal with renal trauma
By Philip Ward
Researchers from Dublin have described precisely how to optimize CT protocols for detecting injuries to the renal parenchyma, vasculature, and collecting system, and they have also elaborated on CT findings and management options for each grade of injury.
June 4, 2018
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Augmented reality, AI algorithms bolster liver surgery
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from Germany have developed artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that can generate a 3D liver model from MRI or CT scans. They examined these 3D models to plan liver cancer surgery and also projected them onto the patient intraoperatively using augmented reality software.
May 30, 2018
2018 05 30 18 05 5619 2018 05 31 Liver Risk Analysis 400
3D printing guides kidney transplant for 2-year-old boy
By Abraham Kim
A team of clinicians from the U.K. has created multimaterial 3D-printed anatomical models based on CT scans of the kidney and abdomen. They used the models to plan and guide the transplantation of an adult kidney into a 2-year-old boy.
May 27, 2018
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Check-Cap reports C-Scan clinical study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Colon capsule developer Check-Cap has reported the results from a multicenter clinical study of its C-Scan ingestible capsule for colorectal cancer screening in an article published online on 18 May in the British Institute of Gastroenterology's journal Gut.
May 22, 2018
Irish propose new coding system for CT colon exams
By Philip Ward
Following an audit of more than 1,800 CT scans of the colon for the assessment of diverticular disease, Irish researchers have proposed a new coding system that enables a better clinical decision to be made about the next step in patient management.
April 18, 2018
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Perspectum Diagnostics highlights LiverMultiScan research
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Image analysis software developer Perspectum Diagnostics is directing attention to new research that found its LiverMultiScan software to be effective in diagnosing and monitoring liver disease.
April 12, 2018
Failure to diagnose abdominal bleeds often means bad outcome
By Frances Rylands-Monk
In vascular abdominal emergencies, patient status can degenerate quickly, so time is of the essence. CT is pivotal for fast and appropriate triage of patients and selection of the best treatment strategy. But what if the really important signs and symptoms are small and hidden? New technologies are helping to provide the answers.
March 3, 2018
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The 10-minute abdominal MRI scan: Can it become reality?
By Frances Rylands-Monk
While MRI is sensitive and specific for liver imaging, the time required for a thorough exam often means that radiologists opt for CT due to quicker results and fewer artifacts. But what if the usual 30-minute MRI could be reduced to 10 minutes? Would that sway doctors to send patients for an MRI more often? Experts at today's session on making the 10-minute MRI exam a reality believe that it would.
February 28, 2018
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Liver MRI software could halve the number of biopsies
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Scanning technology from liver MRI software developer Perspectum Diagnostics could almost halve the number of liver biopsies carried out in people with fatty liver disease, the firm announced.
February 12, 2018
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10 top tips on best use of MR enterography in small bowel
By Philip Ward
Used properly, magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) can play a valuable clinical role in a variety of small-bowel disorders, according to Iranian researchers, who have revealed the 10 main lessons learned from conducting around 1,100 examinations over the past four years.
February 5, 2018
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Virtual reality headset improves 3D virtual colonoscopy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. have developed a technique that uses a virtual reality headset to view virtual colonoscopy studies in a 3D virtual environment.
January 28, 2018
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