Abdominal Imaging: Page 6

Lung ultrasound can pinpoint congestion in hemodialysis patients
By Amerigo Allegretto
Scientists from the National Research Council of Italy have found patients with end-stage kidney disease who underwent lung ultrasound showed significantly less frequent episodes of decompensated heart failure and major cardiovascular events.
June 10, 2021
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Sometimes it's better for everyone if we just do nothing
By Dr. Chris Hammond
Specialties like interventional radiology exist almost entirely in the context of doing procedures rather than managing patient pathways, but it may be in everybody's interests not to intervene at all. Occasionally inaction really is preferable, writes Dr. Chris Hammond.
May 26, 2021
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Echosens launches upgrade
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology developer Echosens announced it has launched SmartExam, an upgrade to its FibroScan product, a noninvasive diagnostic tool for measuring liver fat and stiffness.
May 12, 2021
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Low-dose CT effective for diagnosing colonic diverticulitis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A low-dose protocol of intravenous contrast-enhanced 2-mSv CT is comparable to conventional-dose CT for diagnosing right colonic diverticulitis, according to new research.
April 11, 2021
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What type of incidental findings are found in prostate MRI?
By Philip Ward
The growth of prostate MRI has led to an increase in the number of incidental findings, some of which may be clinically significant, and radiologists should play a central role in their detection, according to Spanish researchers.
March 21, 2021
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Deep learning can spot precancerous colon polyps on CT colonography
By Erik L. Ridley
Researchers from Munich, Germany, have trained a machine-learning model to characterize colon polyps based on radiomics analysis. They published their findings online on 23 February in Radiology.
February 23, 2021
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How to deliver quality and consistency in CT colonography
By Philip Ward
CT colonography services look set to expand rapidly over the next five years, and considerable investment will be required to maintain performance and improve patient outcomes, according to the authors of comprehensive new practice guidelines and standards.
February 3, 2021
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U.K. issues advice on placing, assessing nasogastric tubes
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K.'s Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) released a report on 17 December regarding the placement and assessment of nasogastric tubes that calls for national training standards in England.
December 17, 2020
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AI can detect cirrhosis accurately on MRI
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can identify cirrhosis on standard T2-weighted liver MRI exams at a level comparable to that of an expert reader, offering promise as a tool for improving detection, German researchers reported in a presentation at the virtual 2020 RSNA meeting.
December 6, 2020
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Perspectum MRI software helps guide liver surgeries
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
MRI-based software developed by Perspectum provided information that could be useful in planning surgeries for liver cancer in an observational study published online on 2 December in PLOS One.
December 3, 2020
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3D printing makes giant strides in liver
By Philip Ward
3D models that combine vascular and biliary anatomy using different imaging techniques can contribute to more rigorous planning of complex liver operations, including hepatic resections, living-donor transplantation, vascular intervention procedures, and biliary reconstruction surgery, Portuguese researchers have reported at the RSNA 2020 meeting.
December 1, 2020
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PET/CT rules supreme in cases of neuroendocrine tumors
By Philip Ward
PET/CT has no rivals when it comes to the detection and surveillance of cardiac metastases in well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors as well as guiding clinical management, according to research presented at the annual congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine.
October 26, 2020
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