Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 20

Revised system gives boost to esophageal cancer staging

By Philip Ward

Radiologists must understand the relevant imaging appearances and changes in the revised tumor-node-metastasis classification for esophageal cancer's staging system, which is data-driven and better correlates the interplay between the tumor and the node.

August 12, 2012

CT colonography can boost detection of flat polyps

By Eric Barnes

Flat colorectal lesions aren't easy to detect on CT colonography. But a group from Japan did quite well finding them after patients underwent bowel cleansing and automated insufflation before CT scanning, according to a new study in the Scandinavian journal Acta Radiologica.

August 9, 2012

Keep vigilant when it comes to hepatic adenoma

By Philip Ward

MRI can classify hepatocellular adenoma (HCA) into precise subgroups, and has become a robust diagnostic tool that is of great importance because HCA management is related -- aside from gender and tumoral size -- to the subtype, according to a top research group from France.

August 6, 2012

Atos set to play role in AAA screening program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new national screening program being rolled out in Scotland aims to screen all men age 65 years and older for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

August 5, 2012

DWI-MRI shows tumor response after RF ablation

By Wayne Forrest

Using 3-tesla diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), Swiss researchers found that apparent diffusion coefficient values of malignant liver lesions successfully treated by radiofrequency (RF) ablation may help radiologists monitor tumor response within six months of therapy, according to a study published online on 18 July in the European Journal of Radiology.

July 26, 2012

CT illuminates abdominal and thoracic gunshot injuries

By Philip Ward

A basic knowledge of ballistics is essential to enable detection and interpretation of the lesions resulting from gunshot wounds in the abdomen and thorax, and contrast-enhanced CT is the best examination to perform in stable patients, French researchers have found.

July 18, 2012

CT proves indispensable in acute small-bowel disorders

By Philip Ward

Effective treatment of acute small-bowel disorders depends critically on early and accurate diagnosis, as well as radiologists' familiarity with the CT appearances of different pathologies, a leading group of researchers from Portugal have stressed.

July 11, 2012

ESER sponsors emergency radiology course

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Emergency Radiology (ESER) is conducting a summer course on emergency radiology in Munich on 5-6 July.

June 26, 2012

Study doubts value of liver cancer screening

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening people with alcoholic liver damage for signs of cancer may not be worth the expense or other downsides, Danish researchers report in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

June 18, 2012

ESGAR: Functional imaging progresses in neuroendocrine tumors

By Philip Ward

Diagnosing neuroendocrine tumors can be difficult, but the task is becoming easier due to hybrid PET/CT using new tracers such as gallium-68 DOTA peptides. The technique demonstrates high sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy; has good spatial resolution; and is having a direct impact on clinical management.

June 17, 2012

German team collects SNM Image of the Year award

By Wayne Forrest

German researchers have received this year's Image of the Year award at the recent Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting for their research illustrating the effectiveness of a new radiopharmaceutical for treating digestive tumors.

June 17, 2012

ESGAR: Take care not to overlook paraduodenal pancreatitis

By Philip Ward

Insufficient attention is given to paraduodenal pancreatitis, a distinct form of chronic pancreatitis, occurring predominantly in and around the duodenum along the minor papilla, according to award-winning research from the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) annual meeting in Edinburgh, U.K.

June 12, 2012

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