Abdominal Imaging: Page 18

GI radiologists prepare for new era of personalized medicine
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Gastrointestinal (GI) imaging looks poised to make another quantum leap forward in the years ahead, as the field develops beyond simply anatomical imaging, embracing increasingly functional and quantitative techniques, according to speakers at Saturday's special focus session on GI imaging at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
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Keep aware of DWI capacity of new MRI systems
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is viewed increasingly as an essential tool for detecting liver metastases, but experts said they would welcome improvements in signal-to-noise ratio, as well as better image resolution and sequences, among other developments, in Friday's state-of-the-art symposium on the abdomen at ECR 2013.
March 8, 2013
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Interventional techniques improve outcomes in colorectal liver metastases
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Imaging is the mainstay of colorectal liver metastasis management. Although colorectal liver metastasis is one of the top causes of cancer death, patient prognosis has improved dramatically due to improved collaboration between oncology and radiology.
March 6, 2013
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Longer surveillance intervals fine for men with small AAAs
By Erik L. Ridley
The majority of men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) can be followed at longer ultrasound surveillance intervals than are typically used in current AAA screening programs, according to a U.K. meta-analysis published on 27 February in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
March 5, 2013
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French society announces pelvic imaging symposium
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Société d'Imagerie Abdominale et Digestive will hold a one-day symposium at Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris on 29 March.
February 26, 2013
New guidance emerges on ultrasound for liver fibrosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Technology Assessment Centre of the U.K. National Health Service has published a guide recommending that ultrasound elastography be performed instead of a biopsy for the diagnosis of liver fibrosis in a patient.
January 21, 2013
Screening is best reserved for those expected to live longer
By Eric Barnes
Patients signing up for breast or colon cancer screening should have a minimum remaining life expectancy of at least 10 years to boost the chances of benefiting from the exams and overcoming their inherent risks, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco in an article in BMJ.
January 9, 2013
CADx outperforms radiologists in characterizing liver lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
German researchers have found that a computer-aided diagnosis (CADx) system can do better than radiologists for characterizing indeterminate liver lesions, but they believe CAD systems should work more like radiologists rather than relying too heavily on image analysis.
January 1, 2013
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CAD helps detect smaller lesions on CT colonography
By Erik L. Ridley
At a cost of just a minute or two of extra interpretation time, computer-aided detection (CAD) software can significantly improve the performance of experienced readers in finding polyps 6 to 9 mm in size on CT colonography studies, according to a study by Italian researchers published online in Radiology.
December 13, 2012
Dutch unveil substantial new data on colorectal screening
By Philip Ward
As the cost-effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening comes under growing scrutiny across Europe, detailed, up-to-date analysis and statistics involving more than 1,100 patients recruited into the Dutch population-based screening trial look certain to attract widespread attention.
November 28, 2012
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Experts give tips & tricks for imaging Crohn's patients
By Philip Ward
Used properly, MRI is a sensitive, specific, safe, and reliable tool for evaluating Crohn's disease activity and complications, and is useful for assessing the extent and severity of the disease, according to gastrointestinal specialists from the U.K.
November 11, 2012
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Jury's still out on CT colonography's cost-effectiveness
By Rebekah Moan
Overriding evidence of CT colonography's cost-effectiveness remains absent, the main problem being that most studies have different comparators and parameter values, according to new analysis by Irish researchers.
October 29, 2012
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