Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 17

PET/MRI could be alternative to PET/CT for liver lesions
By Wayne Forrest
PET/MRI is more than adequate in characterizing liver lesions and provides greater lesion conspicuity than PET/CT, offering clinicians a powerful alternative for oncology imaging, according to a German study published in the November issue of the European Journal of Radiology.
October 30, 2013
2013 10 31 08 29 48 187 2013 10 31 Liver Metases
Doctors are not informing patients of overdiagnosis risk
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients are not being told about the possibility of overdiagnosis and overtreatment as a result of cancer screening programs, and many say they wouldn't start a screening program if the overdiagnosis rate is too high, according to a German survey of patients in the U.S.
October 27, 2013
2013 10 25 11 47 58 638 Breast Self Exam 200
ESUR updates guidelines on acute pelvic pain during pregnancy
By Rebekah Moan
The European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its guidelines regarding acute abdominal and pelvic pain during pregnancy. The group found that ultrasound and MRI are still the preferred modalities for this indication, among other conclusions.
September 26, 2013
2013 09 26 14 27 14 34 Pregnant Woman 200
ESOI plans oncology workshop in Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI) plans to hold an oncology workshop 22-23 November in Hohenkammer, Germany.
September 19, 2013
Beware of the dreaded 'Psneaky Pseudolesions' on CT
By Philip Ward
Pseudolesions can easily be misread as true lesions on CT, and to prevent unnecessary investigations, it's essential for everybody -- particularly trainees -- to become more aware about how to spot them, noted the most viewed e-poster presented at the 2013 European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology congress.
August 13, 2013
2013 08 13 12 09 22 329 2013 08 14 Pseudolesion Thumb
How molecular techniques can transform abdominal oncology
By Philip Ward
Molecular imaging is enhancing assessment of therapy response and facilitating risk-adapted, personalized therapy in malignancies. Moreover, research on exploiting the specific molecular features of tumors can translate into better clinical care.
August 11, 2013
2013 08 09 12 55 01 360 2013 08 12 Abdo Oncology Thumv
French study underlines CT's superiority in detecting cocaine
By Philip Ward
CT should be systematically performed to ensure safe hospital discharge of cocaine body packers, given the failure of abdominal x-ray to detect gastrointestinal cocaine packets, new research from France has concluded.
July 15, 2013
2013 07 16 16 24 47 655 Cocaine Powder 200
French expert shows how to succeed after bariatric surgery
By Philip Ward
Upper gastrointestinal radiography and CT are vital to assess complications after bariatric surgery, but reading these examinations is not easy and understanding the surgical techniques is essential, French researchers have found.
July 10, 2013
2013 07 10 14 37 40 661 Obesity Text 200
HCC update: Put at-risk patients in surveillance program
By Philip Ward
Patients at risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) should be enrolled in an ultrasound surveillance program, noted Irish researchers in an award-winning e-poster presented at the 2013 European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology annual meeting in Barcelona.
July 1, 2013
2013 07 01 12 57 49 626 2013 07 02 Hcc Thumb
ESGAR 2013 attendance surges
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Attendance at the 2013 European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) meeting last week in Barcelona climbed sharply from the 2012 conference.
June 13, 2013
Women can start colon cancer screening later than men
By Eric Barnes
Women can be screened for colorectal cancer five to 10 years later than men, according to an Italian study published on June 11 in Cancer. The different findings for men and women in more than 7,000 patients could eventually translate into different screening recommendations based on gender, the investigators wrote.
June 9, 2013
2013 06 11 08 56 40 776 Colon 200
Colorectal cancer diagnostic network shows promise
By Erik L. Ridley
A regional network that links colorectal diagnostic experts is getting underway in Sweden, and researchers have high hopes it will lead to improved quality of radiological reporting in preoperative imaging of colorectal cancer patients, thus providing more patient-oriented care.
May 27, 2013
2013 05 29 08 15 14 895 Swedish Flag Button 200
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