Abdominal Imaging: Page 25

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
By John Brosky
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
By Eric Barnes
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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CEUS characterizes incidental liver lesions on CT, MRI
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can effectively characterize solid focal liver lesions detected as incidental findings in the noncirrhotic liver, potentially avoiding the need for biopsy, according to research from the University of Trieste in Italy.
January 27, 2011
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Colon cancer incidence drops sharply after colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Colonoscopy is associated with substantial reductions in colorectal cancer incidence, according to a new study. Colonoscopy reduced cancer risk by 77% overall, and in contrast to other recent studies, it protected both the left and right sides of the colon.
January 9, 2011
Cancer survival rates lower in U.K., Denmark: study
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Survival rates for four major cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2007 are higher in Australia, Canada, and Sweden than in Britain and Denmark, according to an international study published on Wednesday.
December 22, 2010
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Second-reader CAD improves VC sensitivity
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) works best in virtual colonoscopy when human readers do their job first, according to a new study. The use of CAD as a second reader improved both per-patient and per-polyp detection, while running CAD concurrently with the initial read was less effective.
December 13, 2010
Changing patient positions during colonoscopy improves lesion detection rate
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When patients make sequential position changes during colonoscopy examinations, the improvement in luminal distension leads to detection of more adenomas and polyps, a U.K. team has shown.
November 8, 2010
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Colorectal cancer biomarkers less sensitive in real-world screening
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blood-based colorectal cancer markers might be less sensitive in a real-world screening program than what's been reported in the literature, say the authors of a new systematic review.
October 26, 2010
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SIGGAR trial results a win-win for virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - A decade-long colorectal cancer screening initiative involving more than a dozen radiologists and thousands of patients across the U.K. delivered positive early results at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy.
October 26, 2010
Healthy life could prevent 23% of colon cancers
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - Getting people to eat a healthy diet, not smoke, cut down on alcohol, and exercise more could prevent almost a quarter of the some 1.2 million cases of colon cancer diagnosed each year, scientists said on Wednesday.
October 26, 2010
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