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Abdominal Imaging: Page 31
PET testing reduces futile resections for colorectal liver metastases
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 17 - Use of F-18 FDG-PET imaging can reduce the rate of futile laparotomies in patients with colorectal liver metastases from 45% to 28%, according to a report in the
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
.
August 16, 2009
Delayed return of fecal blood tests may miss colorectal cancers
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 11 - Due to hemoglobin degradation, delayed return of fecal occult blood tests may cause doctors to miss colorectal adenomas and possibly also overt malignancy, according to a report in the
International Journal of Cancer
for August 15.
August 10, 2009
Sophisticated electronic bowel cleansing boosts polyp detection
By
Eric Barnes
A new suite of investigational image-processing tools known as structure-analysis cleansing is improving the results of virtual colonoscopy scans performed after limited bowel preparation. The goal is to make virtual colonoscopy easier on patients and persuade them to get screened for colorectal cancer.
August 2, 2009
Few improvements in pancreatic cancer treatment in three decades
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 29 - In the past 30 years, diagnostic modalities for pancreatic cancer have improved, but the prognosis has changed little, according to a report in the July issue of the
British Journal of Cancer
.
July 28, 2009
Preop chemo plus radiation does not extend survival in patients with rectal cancer
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 22 - The addition of chemotherapy to preoperative radiotherapy in patients with resectable rectal cancer improved local control, but did not increase long-term survival, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by Belgian researchers.
July 21, 2009
Capsule endoscopy lacks sensitivity of colonoscopy
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 16 - Although capsule endoscopy provides visualization of the colonic mucosa, it is not as sensitive as standard colonoscopy for detecting polyps and cancer, European researchers report.
July 15, 2009
VC is cost-effective for screening; tiny polyps can be ignored
By
Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy is a cost-effective way to screen for colorectal cancer -- provided that individuals with tiny lesions aren't referred for polypectomy, according to the results of a new study from France.
July 14, 2009
Virtual colonoscopy preferred for surveillance follow-up
By
Eric Barnes
Patients referred for polyp surveillance after virtual colonoscopy are more likely to opt for another VC exam at follow-up, Italian researchers report. But patients want their follow-up scans sooner rather than later.
July 9, 2009
CARS report: Liver segmentation tool allows manual fixes
By
Eric Barnes
BERLIN - German researchers believe they have found a better way to preserve the best aspects of automated and manual segmentation in CT liver images, according to a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.
June 30, 2009
Screening men for abdominal aortic aneurysm saves lives, but is it cost-effective?
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 26 - The results of a U.K. study suggest that screening older men for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) provides a durable survival benefit and becomes cost-effective over time. However, in a Danish study, screening for AAA in older men did not seem to be cost-effective.
June 25, 2009
Medicsight adds distributor
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer Medicsight has signed a nonexclusive software license and distribution agreement with Alma IT Systems of Barcelona, Spain.
June 24, 2009
Adding RFA to chemo better treats colorectal liver metastases
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Patients with unresectable colorectal liver metastases who receive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with chemotherapy treatment have longer progression-free survival than patients treated with chemotherapy alone, according to a new study by Dutch researchers.
June 21, 2009
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