Abdominal Imaging: Page 3

Fast acquisition techniques can reduce SPECT/CT bone scan times

By Will Morton

Whole-body SPECT/CT bone scan times to detect metastatic tumors in prostate cancer patients could be cut by half with the use of faster acquisition techniques, authors from Finland have stated.

December 19, 2022

MRI-targeted prostate biopsies can drastically cut overdiagnosis

By Kate Madden Yee

A new approach to prostate cancer biopsy based on targeted MRI rather than systemic ultrasound shows promise for reducing overdiagnosis by up to half, Swedish scientists stated on 8 December in the New England Journal of Medicine.

December 11, 2022

Short MRI plus CT identifies colorectal cancer liver metastases

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - An abbreviated MRI protocol combined with contrast-enhanced CT performs comparably to a standard MRI exam for identifying liver metastases in colorectal cancer patients, according to research presented on 30 November at the RSNA meeting.

December 1, 2022

Photon-counting CT proves value in reducing abdominal radiation dose

By Kate Madden Yee

Photon-counting CT can help minimize radiation dose in abdominal imaging without sacrificing image clarity compared with dual-energy, dual-source CT (DSCT), according to German research presented on 27 November at the RSNA meeting.

November 28, 2022

What's the most cost-effective way to diagnose liver metastases?

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - MRI appears to be the most cost-effective modality for diagnosing colorectal cancer liver metastases, according to a German study presented in a 27 November session at RSNA 2022.

November 27, 2022

Viennese group investigates how prenatal drinking affects fetal brain

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI reveals how women's prenatal drinking -- even in low or moderate amounts -- has a negative effect on fetal brain development, according to Austrian research to be presented at RSNA 2022 in Chicago.

November 23, 2022

Spanish group promotes awareness of pancreatic cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and other associations raised awareness of World Pancreatic Cancer Day on 17 November by highlighting that 9,252 cases of pancreatic cancer were diagnosed in Spain alone in 2021.

November 20, 2022

Swiss team shows PET/CT's promise in malignant melanoma cases

By Will Morton

F-18 FDG-PET/CT imaging is a better choice than ultrasound for detecting both lymph node and abdominal metastases in patients with malignant melanoma, Swiss investigators have found.

November 13, 2022

Dutch group supports ultrasound as alternative to biopsy in liver disease

By Amerigo Allegretto

Calibrated ultrasound can help with disease staging in hepatic steatosis by detecting liver fat, with results comparable to that of liver biopsy, according to researchers from Radboud UMC in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

October 25, 2022

More than a third of pancreatic cancers may be missed on CT, MRI

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists may be missing more than a third of pancreatic cancers on CT and MRI -- a finding that raises concern about whether patients are getting timely surgical treatment, according to a team of U.K. researchers.

October 12, 2022

NEJM: Colon cancer screening reduces mortality rates

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A study published October 7 in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that colon cancer screening reduces mortality rates at 10-year follow-up.

October 11, 2022

How common is missed diagnosis in pancreatic cancer?

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

A new multidisciplinary study has suggested that pancreatic cancer remains a notoriously difficult diagnosis. In 600 confirmed cases of pancreatic cancer, 46 patients failed to have their cancer diagnosed through their first scan, representing a missed cancer rate of 7.7%.

October 10, 2022

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