Abdominal Imaging: Page 24

Iterative reconstruction shines in CT dose reduction

A new iterative reconstruction program permits the acquisition of high-quality body CT angiography images using about half the dose of filtered back projection imaging, a study in European Radiology concludes.

August 28, 2011

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WFUMB: Elastography transforms hepatic imaging

Acoustic radiation force impulse is a new elastographic method that allows rapid assessment of liver fibrosis that seems free of adverse events, is comfortable for the patient and sonographer, and has a mean duration of around five minutes, according to a scheduled presenter at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.

August 25, 2011

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WFUMB: Ultrasound assists in inflammatory bowel disease

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is the most sensitive method for detecting even minor bowel blood flow, a relevant sign for inflammatory bowel disease, and is more powerful than ultrasound alone for characterizing inflammatory masses, according to a scheduled presenter at the World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology congress.

August 25, 2011

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Study argues against colorectal polyp surveillance

French researchers are recommending against polyp surveillance for small colorectal lesions 6 to 9 mm in diameter, according to a new study in the August issue of Digestive and Liver Disease. The relatively high prevalence of advanced dysplasia in 6- to 9-mm lesions at colonoscopy renders the practice inadvisable, they said.

July 28, 2011

Aloka explores US-guided hepatectomy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ultrasound vendor Aloka is working with Dr. Guido Torzilli, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Milan in Italy, to explore the clinical benefits of intraoperative ultrasound in hepatic cancer cases.

July 4, 2011

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ISCT: Dual-energy virtual colonoscopy simplifies cancer staging

SAN FRANCISCO - Dual-energy virtual colonoscopy may be able to replace several other exams for colorectal cancer patients -- all while streamlining staging, surgical planning, and the search for metastases, according to research presented last week at the International Society for Computed Tomography (ISCT) meeting.

June 20, 2011

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Italian VC surveillance patients won't wait

In results that run counter to a U.S. center's experience, Italian patients undergoing virtual colonoscopy screening won't wait three years for surveillance and follow-up of small polyps as an alternative to colonoscopy, according to a new study from the University of Pisa.

April 13, 2011

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Study enhances radiographers' role in colon cancer screening

A virtual training scheme designed to teach radiographers how to interpret CT colonography exams is showing some signs of success. This provides further evidence that involving radiographers in colorectal cancer screening may allow double reading and lead to substantial cost savings.

March 23, 2011

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Detecting liver tumors: The search for the Holy Grail

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - At Sunday's European Congress of Radiology W.C. Röntgen Honorary Lecture, Dr. Richard Baron used the search for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis as the model of the "Holy Grail" for imaging because it shows why radiologists should be at the forefront of directing patient care and research.

March 8, 2011

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Rubik's Cube and radiology: A conversation with Yves Menu, MD

Presiding over this year's European Congress of Radiology will be Yves Menu, MD, the French gastrointestinal specialist. For his day job, Menu faces the equally daunting task of reorganizing the department of radiology at Saint Antoine Hospital in Paris.

February 20, 2011

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VC reading is faster with 'panoramic view' software

Virtual colonoscopy studies can be read nearly twice as fast using an advanced panoramic view technique compared to conventional 3D endoscopic views, according to researchers at the Medical University of Vienna.

February 10, 2011

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Cancer death rates on decline in Europe

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Fewer than 1.3 million people will die from cancer in Europe this year as death rates from the disease fall, researchers said on Wednesday, except that more women are dying of lung cancer in every country except Britain.

February 9, 2011

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