Abdominal Imaging: Page 14

Patient cooperation key to respiratory-gated PET/CT
By Wayne Forrest
The combination of standard PET/CT with respiratory-gated PET/CT can significantly improve the diagnosis of small colorectal liver metastases, but patient cooperation is a must for a successful scan, according to a Norwegian study published online on 14 May in the European Journal of Radiology.
May 20, 2015
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No need for CT: Contrast US can follow up solid-organ injuries
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be used instead of CT for following up solid-organ injuries in children and young adults, avoiding unnecessary radiation exposure in this vulnerable population, according to researchers from London's King's College Hospital who reported their findings from a large retrospective study.
May 3, 2015
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SuperSonic promotes meta-analysis from Frankfurt
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine said a recent large meta-analysis concluded its ShearWave elastography technology was accurate for staging liver disease in a broad range of patients.
April 28, 2015
Fuji, Hitachi sign distribution deal
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Fujifilm Europe has signed an agreement for Hitachi Medical Systems Europe to distribute Fujifilm's Synapse 3D Liver resection planning software through subsidiaries in Europe.
April 21, 2015
CT illuminates 'silent' small-bowel tumors
By Philip Ward
Small-bowel tumors are particularly tough to diagnose due to their clinically silent evolution and nonspecific manifestations, but appropriate use of CT and sound knowledge of imaging characteristics are a massive help, according to award-winning Spanish research.
April 15, 2015
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Study advises MRI screening for high-risk pancreatic cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Swedish researchers believe that MRI could be the best imaging modality to screen people at high risk of pancreatic cancer, according to an 8 April study in JAMA Surgery. In a small study, they showed how using MRI to screen high-risk individuals found pancreatic lesions in 40% of patients.
April 7, 2015
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Study advises MRI screening for high-risk pancreatic cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Swedish researchers believe that MRI could be the best imaging modality to screen people at high risk of pancreatic cancer, according to an April 8 study in JAMA Surgery. In a small study, they showed how using MRI to screen high-risk individuals found pancreatic lesions in 40% of patients.
April 7, 2015
Sirtex reports mixed results in colorectal cancer trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Cancer treatment firm Sirtex Medical said that a preliminary analysis of its SIRFLOX clinical study found that its SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 (Y-90) resin microspheres did not yield a statistically significant improvement in overall progression-free survival for treating nonresectable metastatic colorectal cancer.
March 16, 2015
Italian men shun flexible sigmoidoscopy for CTC
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Whether it's fear of endoscopes or love of high technology, Italian men appear more willing to undergo CT colonography (CTC) than flexible sigmoidoscopy, according to the results of a late-breaking trial presented at ECR 2015.
March 4, 2015
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Siemens readies new handheld ultrasound unit for ECR
By Erik L. Ridley
Handheld ultrasound systems represent a rapidly growing segment of the ultrasound market, and prospective purchasers will soon have an additional entrant to consider. Siemens Healthcare will unveil Acuson P500, a new handheld ultrasound platform, at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 1, 2015
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CIRSE launches interventional registry for liver tumors
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has launched its Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy to capture information on patients who have been treated with SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 resin microspheres for inoperable liver tumors.
January 20, 2015
CIRSE introduces interventional registry for liver tumors
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE) has launched its Registry for SIR-Spheres Therapy (CIRT) to capture information on patients who have been treated with SIR-Spheres Y-90 resin microspheres for inoperable liver tumors.
January 20, 2015
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