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Automated polyp measurement cuts variability
By Eric Barnes
A new study from the Netherlands found that manual polyp measurements in virtual colonoscopy were a bit more accurate than an automated process based on polyp protrusion measurements. The automated scheme still came out ahead, however, because it eliminated interobserver variability.
May 20, 2008
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New low-volume bowel cleansing solution effective, more acceptable
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 9 - For bowel cleansing before colonoscopy, a new 2-L solution of polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid is as effective as the standard 4-L PEG plus electrolytes solution and is more acceptable to patients, researchers report in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
May 8, 2008
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Colonoscopy easier, less painful with warm water or oil lubrication
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 23 - The use of warm water or corn seed oil for lubrication during colonoscopy facilitates successful intubation in less time and with less pain than standard lubricating methods, the results of a study conducted in Italy suggest.
April 22, 2008
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Tagging trials: Balancing image quality with patient acceptance in VC
By Rob Skelding
Virtual colonoscopy is generally accepted as an effective and reliable screening tool for polyps and cancer. But laxative-based bowel-cleansing methods can be uncomfortable and inconvenient for patients. To improve the patient experience, recent studies have sought to eliminate cathartic cleansing and rely instead on fecal tagging using iodinated oral contrast agents.
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Bracco completes E-Z-EM acquisition
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian contrast firm Bracco of Milan has completed its acquisition of E-Z-EM, a Lake Success, NY-based developer of gastrointestinal imaging and contrast injection products.
April 1, 2008
E-Z-EM stockholders OK acquisition
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Shareholders of E-Z-EM of Lake Success, NY, have approved the company's proposed acquisition by Italian contrast firm Bracco of Milan.
March 20, 2008
Median nets Spanish contract
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Median Technologies of Biot, France, has signed an agreement with CETIR Grup Mèdic of Barcelona, Spain, to install its LMS-Lung and LMS-Liver computer-aided detection (CAD) software.
March 17, 2008
CT maintains edge over MRI in liver transplant planning
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Researchers from Germany have found that CT still does a better job than MRI of defining critical vasculature for living donor liver transplant planning, thereby enhancing overall safety for the donors. They compared the results of preoperative CT and MR cholangiography in potential liver donors, and presented their findings Monday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 9, 2008
CAD nabs the flat polyps VC readers may miss
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - In two studies presented Sunday at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology, investigators tested colon computer-aided detection (CAD) schemes for their ability to find flat lesions. In both, the sensitivity was reassuringly high, though questions remain about the effect of false-positive CAD detections on reader performance and variations in flat polyp morphology.
March 8, 2008
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Given reports German reimbursement progress
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging of Yoqneam, Israel, said that the German Gemeinsame Bundesausschuss (Joint Federal Committee) will begin to evaluate capsule endoscopy for outpatient coverage under the German national insurance program.
January 27, 2008
Model finds polyp surveillance effective for cancer prevention
By Eric Barnes
The risk of developing colorectal cancer from polyps found at virtual colonoscopy but left unresected is not precisely known, and the practice of polyp surveillance is still controversial. But a new study concludes that the low likelihood of advanced neoplasia combined with the high cost of colonoscopy argue against the immediate removal of small lesions.
January 20, 2008
VC program takes off in nonacademic setting
By Eric Barnes
Radiologists in Belgium have built a popular virtual colonoscopy practice they credit with increasing awareness of colorectal cancer screening in their community and reducing unnecessary optical colonoscopies. The screening model offers a glimpse of what U.S.-based community screening practice might look like with a bit of reimbursement.
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