Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 22

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
Radiographers' role in CT colonography comes under scrutiny
By Rebekah Moan
Radiographers have a greater capacity for triaging extracolonic findings at CT colonography after training, but they may still not be of significant support to radiologists, Dutch researchers said at the recent European Congress of Radiology.
March 27, 2012
2012 03 27 13 31 28 564 2012 03 28 Rad Techs Thumb
GE promotes ECR CT contrast media study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is touting a French study in which an abdominal CT scanning protocol used less radiation dose and less contrast agent. Results were presented at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.
March 4, 2012
3D or not 3D? No longer a question in liver imaging
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - The gap between reality and virtuality in liver imaging appears to be narrowing. At Friday's New Horizon's session at the European Congress of Radiology, attendees took a journey through time and space with four expert speakers.
March 2, 2012
2012 03 03 11 41 35 418 Bartolozzi Thumb
Interactivity creates a buzz in acute abdomen session
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Which modality do you think comes with highest radiation exposure? That was the first question posed at yesterday's interactive teaching session E3 220 on acute abdominal inflammatory disorders. Delegates paused to watch the yellow countdown bar, as speaker Dr. Christian Hohl waited for an answer.
March 1, 2012
2012 03 02 13 08 53 786 Hohl Thumb
Imaging and therapy specialists combine to combat rectal cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
VIENNA - The odds are unpleasantly high that a rectal cancer diagnosis will be a death sentence. Advanced imaging techniques, however, are offering new hope to both low-risk and high-risk patients. Radiologists collaborating with radiation oncologists have the potential to make a world of difference for these patients.
March 1, 2012
2012 03 01 16 51 25 721 Emvi Thumb
Imaging modalities prove crucial for an accurate differential diagnosis of inflammatory conditions
By David Zizka
VIENNA - Radiological imaging together with the contribution of nuclear medicine is crucial in the diagnosis of inflammatory conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, according to a session on Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology.
February 29, 2012
2012 02 28 14 16 38 272 P13 Thursday Pc3 Figure 3 Thumb
Pancreatic cancer management demands teamwork, multidisciplinary approach
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Management and treatment of pancreatic cancer patients is a complex and challenging task requiring a multilateral effort across medical specialties. Speakers at today's session intend to illustrate a unified approach to pancreatic cancer that enables the goals of each specialty to be achieved for timely diagnosis and effective treatment.
February 29, 2012
2012 02 27 16 50 42 366 2012 03 01 Pancreas Thumb
Iterative reconstruction makes CT viable in Crohn's cases
By Philip Ward
High-quality CT images of the abdomen and pelvis can be acquired by using the latest iterative reconstruction techniques at an ultralow dose in patients with Crohn's disease, enabling the detection of most complications, according to Irish researchers.
February 1, 2012
2012 02 02 11 48 12 591 Immagine4 Thumb
GE invests in imaging capsule developer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Capital and GE Healthcare have taken a stake in Check-Cap, an Israeli developer of an ingestible imaging capsule designed to help detect colorectal cancer.
January 31, 2012
Study: Laxative-free CT colonography excels
By Eric Barnes
Laxative-free CT colonography now rivals the results obtained with a conventional cathartic bowel preparation. A large series performed with only low-dose iodinated contrast fecal tagging was highly accurate for detecting polyps 6 mm and larger, and was well accepted by patients, according to a new Spanish study in European Radiology.
January 29, 2012
2012 01 30 09 57 27 550 2012 01 30 Ct Thumb
Study validates new technique for CT colonography
By Eric Barnes
Researchers at University College London and software developer Medicsight have validated and improved a technique that automatically registers prone and supine images on CT colonography. They believe the algorithm is robust enough for daily clinical use.
January 19, 2012
2012 01 20 09 07 03 541 2012 01 17 15 44 19 586 Slabaugh Nearmiss Thumb
Previous Page
Page 22 of 41
Next Page