Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 21

SNM: PET/CT predicts colorectal cancer outcomes
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Careful monitoring of colorectal cancer patients with PET/CT during initial treatment can predict outcomes, potentially improving success rates while reducing treatment costs, Italian researchers reported at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting in Miami Beach, FL.
June 11, 2012
GE, Affibody to develop PET imaging agent
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Swedish biopharmaceutical company Affibody are collaborating on the development of a HER2-targeted PET imaging agent for patients with breast or gastric cancer.
June 4, 2012
MR elastography helps distinguish malignant, benign liver tumors
By Wayne Forrest
MR elastrography measures the properties of tissues through low frequency waves that induce stress, and is proving an effective way to distinguish between malignant and benign liver tumors, French researchers have found in a study published online in European Radiology.
May 28, 2012
Revealed: How to set up a CT colonography service
By Philip Ward
Establishing and running a successful CT colonography service demands rigorous and robust planning that combines training, experience, and comprehensive quality assurance. Also, a multidisciplinary approach with locally agreed protocols and service objectives is vital to ensure quality and safeguard patients.
May 10, 2012
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Nordion eyes Europe with phase III trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Nordion said that an additional phase III clinical trial for its TheraSphere yttrium-90 (Y-90) glass microsphere treatment for liver cancer will be based primarily in Europe.
April 23, 2012
Splenic volume software offers speed, objectivity
By Erik L. Ridley
A software tool can accurately offer automated detection and segmentation of the spleen on CT scans of malignant lymphoma patients, yielding volume measurements that correlate highly with other volumetry techniques, researchers from the University Hospital Erlangen in Germany have found.
April 22, 2012
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Image fusion aids assessment of gut motility
By Philip Ward
Fusion of single photon emission CT and MR images, along with sequential gamma images, can improve the assessment of segmental gastrointestinal transit time by facilitating accurate delineation of the tracer anatomically, researchers from Malaysia and the U.K. have found.
April 15, 2012
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MR enterography compares favorably to endoscopy, histology
By Eric Barnes
MR enterography is both sensitive and specific for the detection of Crohn's disease compared to both endoscopy and histology, and should be used in place of other methods in young patients when it's feasible to do so, according to a study in the European Journal of Radiology.
April 10, 2012
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Video capsule endoscopy transforms small bowel imaging
By Philip Ward
Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) surpasses CT enterography and CT enteroclysis in detecting flat, small bowel lesions, but retrospective VCE and CT enterography findings in obscure bleeding need further evaluation, and an unbiased comparison of the two procedures is still needed.
April 3, 2012
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London Clinic approved for colorectal cancer trial
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Advanced Therapies Center of the London Clinic has received approval from the U.K.'s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to initiate a phase II clinical trial to treat metastatic colorectal cancer.
April 1, 2012
CT colonography delivers in laparoscopy planning
By Eric Barnes
Italian researchers are adding a new indication for CT colonography after finding that it outperformed conventional colonoscopy for planning laparoscopic surgery in patients with colorectal cancer or complicated diverticular disease. They presented their results at the recent European Congress of Radiology.
April 1, 2012
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What companies don't tell you about screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Private companies that offer health screening services come under the microscope in articles published this week in the British Medical Journal.
March 27, 2012
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