Abdominal Imaging: Page 35

Primovist plus MRI equals cost savings for diagnosing colorectal liver cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - In tight economic times, more researchers are seeking to compare the costs of multiple techniques used to treat particular diseases. German researchers performed an economic evaluation of three initial diagnostic imaging strategies for colorectal liver cancer patients, with Primovist-enhanced MRI coming out on top.

December 2, 2008

Ziosoft aligns with Medicsight

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced visualization software developer Ziosoft is partnering with Medicsight to market Medicsight's computer-aided detection software integrated within the Ziostation thin-client 3D system.

November 25, 2008

Study backs Finland's colon cancer screening

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters), Nov 24 - A national screening program in Finland has detected about 40% of colon cancers early, showing that such tests can make a difference, Finnish researchers reported on Friday.

November 23, 2008

Medicsight submits 510(k) for ColonCAD

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer Medicsight has filed a 510(k) application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration for its ColonCAD image analysis software.

November 19, 2008

Crohn's disease patients at risk of significant diagnostic radiation exposure

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 18 - Recent findings published in the November issue of the journal Gut suggest that there are identifiable subsets of patients with Crohn's disease who are at risk of exposure to high levels of diagnostic radiation.

November 17, 2008

BK Medical launches intraoperative transducer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Analogic subsidiary BK Medical has released a new compact surgical transducer.

November 12, 2008

Model finds small polyp surveillance safe, cost-effective

A new model analysis concludes that surveillance of small (6- to 9-mm) colorectal polyps is both safe and cost-effective compared to immediate polypectomy, which suffers from relatively high costs, rare complications, and above all a low yield for colorectal cancer in lesions smaller than 10 mm in diameter.

November 3, 2008

Autopsy study confirms low prevalence of adenomas in youth

A rare autopsy study of more than 3,500 individuals found that the incidence of colorectal adenomas is low in those under 50, but rises sharply in the sixth decade of life. The study, which provides important new information about the natural history of colorectal polyps and cancer in the young, supports current guidelines recommending that screening begin at age 50.

October 13, 2008

Chemoradiation toxicity rates differ between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews

By Reuters Health

STOCKHOLM (Reuters Health), Sep 18 - Among patients receiving postoperative chemoradiation for locally advanced gastric cancer, Ashkenazi Jews experience more treatment toxicity than Sephardic Jews, according to a report at the 33rd Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology.

September 17, 2008

Wider 3D viewing angle may aid polyp detection

Virtual colonoscopy readers saw a greater percentage of the colonic mucosa by increasing the field-of-view on their 3D software to match that of a standard colonoscope. However, the wider viewing angle may have also reduced polyp conspicuity and increased distortion, with unknown effects on detection sensitivity.

September 8, 2008

Screening rules may miss cancer in people with IBD

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 5 - The diagnosis of colorectal cancer will be delayed or missed in a substantial number of people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if surveillance colonoscopy is conducted strictly according to official guidelines, investigators from the Netherlands warn.

September 4, 2008

Prostate irradiation raises long-term risk of colon cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 4 - Data from the Geneva Cancer Registry show an increased long-term risk of colon cancer after external radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Researchers analyzed data on 1,134 men diagnosed with prostate cancer between 1980 and 1998.

September 3, 2008

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