Abdominal Imaging: Page 23

Ultrasound equal to CT for appendicitis, Spanish study finds
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - CT is not needed in the vast majority of patients presenting with acute appendicitis, researchers in Spain have found. They presented their findings from a new study at the RSNA 2011 congress.
November 30, 2011
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Prenatal ultrasound marker predicts complex gastroschisis in neonates
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intra-abdominal bowel dilatation on prenatal ultrasound strongly predicts complex gastroschisis, researchers from France report. Gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect, complicates one to five in 10,000 births.
November 29, 2011
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Virtual colonoscopy attracts screening participants
By Eric Barnes
When offered virtual colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, substantially more individuals accepted the invitation compared with those who were offered conventional colonoscopy, Dutch researchers reported online November 15 in Lancet Oncology.
November 21, 2011
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Liver parenchyma-triggered CT exams produce superior images
By Cynthia E. Keen
Timing the start of CT data acquisition until a predefined level of contrast liver enhancement is achieved provides superior lesion conspicuity and improved standardization of image quality when performing follow-up CT exams of cancer patients, according to an article published online 5 November in European Radiology.
November 15, 2011
Holoxica develops 3D hologram of liver
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Holographic imaging firm Holoxica announced that it has created a 3D hologram of a human liver that is intended for use by surgeons to highlight tumors that will be surgically excised.
November 7, 2011
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OctreoPharm gets orphan drug approval
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
German nuclear medicine contrast company OctreoPharm Sciences has obtained orphan drug status for its SOMscan contrast agent for diagnosis of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors from the European Medicines Agency.
October 12, 2011
CT gives renewed hope to gastric cancer patients
By Philip Ward
Gastric cancer remains a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide, despite extensive screening programs and improved therapeutic strategies, but CT gastrography is beginning to show significant promise in the battle against this disease.
October 12, 2011
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Men may require earlier colorectal cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of colorectal adenomas found that men have significantly more advanced adenomas and colorectal cancers than women at all age groups, prompting the Austrian reserachers to recommend that men be screened earlier than women.
October 5, 2011
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German liver tumor center reaches milestone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Liver Tumor Center at the Essen University Hospital has treated its 500th patient with Nordion's TheraSphere.
October 4, 2011
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound progresses in GI tract
By Mélisande Rouger
The development of contrast-enhanced ultrasound quantification studies holds great promise in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and is an exciting future possibility, according to a leading expert from Italy.
September 29, 2011
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Noncontrast-enhanced MRA of abdomen reduces NSF threat
By Wayne Forrest
Concerns about the possible link between gadolinium-based contrast agents and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) have led to an increase in noncontrast-enhanced MR angiography (MRA), particularly for abdominal imaging, according to a paper in the October issue of the European Journal of Radiology.
September 28, 2011
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WFUMB: Contrast agents advance in liver characterization
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Contrast-enhanced ultrasound can help to characterize liver disease, but it is tricky to know how best to proceed when ultrasound delivers very different results to those of CT or MR. Experts shared their knowledge of this topic at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.
August 30, 2011
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