Abdominal Imaging: Page 8

French team shines light on liver cancer survival
By Philip Ward
Researchers from near Paris have shown that hepatobiliary MR contrast agent uptake can predict survival in patients with resectable hepatocellular carcinoma as well as F-18 FDG PET/CT can. They published their findings on 13 May in European Radiology.
May 17, 2020
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Heidelberg team adds support to clinical use of spectral CT
By Philip Ward
Reduced-dose dual-layer spectral CT is feasible in routine practice, despite the required higher tube potential, researchers from Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany, have found in a study published online on 11 May by European Radiology.
May 11, 2020
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Ultrasound pioneer Gail ter Haar to head up pancreatic project
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A multidisciplinary team led by Prof. Gail ter Haar is moving ahead with new research that seeks to advance the development of focused ultrasound therapy as a potential treatment for pancreatic cancer.
May 3, 2020
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N. Ireland suspends routine screening due to COVID-19
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Northern Ireland has temporarily halted screening for a number of routine applications, as healthcare facilities and staff redirect their resources to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a report posted on ITV.com.
April 7, 2020
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Ultrasound proves value in cases of pediatric colitis
By Theresa Pablos
A novel study by Italian researchers has highlighted the potential role of bowel ultrasound examinations in adding relevant prognostic information to clinical evaluation in suspected cases of acute severe colitis in children.
March 8, 2020
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WHO posts update on Swedish health screening programs
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published an update on the national health screening program in Sweden.
February 11, 2020
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Why do Italian women miss breast screening visits?
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Logistical problems and personal beliefs play a key role in skipping breast cancer screening. That is the key finding of Italian researchers, who investigated why more than 30% of women miss their appointments in the northeastern region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
February 2, 2020
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Qatar achieves success with cancer screening program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Qatar's national breast and bowel cancer screening program screened more than 25,000 people for breast or bowel cancer in 2019 -- its most successful year since the program's launch four years ago, according to a report in the Gulf Times.
January 21, 2020
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RCR responds to damning emergency CT access report
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has responded to a new report that found many accident and emergency (A&E) patients with potentially deadly bowel obstructions experienced delayed diagnoses because of issues accessing CT scanners.
January 9, 2020
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3D printing assists ultrasound-guided liver resection
By Abraham Kim
The enhanced visualization of patient-specific liver anatomy provided by 3D-printed models based on CT scans led a team of surgeons and radiologists to alter their approach for around 25% of ultrasound-guided liver resections. European Radiology has posted their findings online.
December 12, 2019
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Deep learning advances in 3D quantification of body composition
By Philip Ward
Accurate fully automatic segmentation of subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and psoas muscle from abdominal CT is feasible without human input. That's the main finding of new artificial intelligence research conducted at the Utrecht University Medical Center in the Netherlands.
November 10, 2019
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Italians use 3D printing to enhance safety in upper GI surgery
By Abraham Kim
A group of Italian researchers developed 3D-printed models of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract to provide important benefits to the surgical management of a patient with a compressed esophagus. The team has shared its clinical experiences in an online article posted by BMC Surgery.
November 7, 2019
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