Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 23

Addenbrooke's adopts new approach to abdominal radiography

By Philip Ward

Managers at a top U.K. hospital have made significant changes to how it uses abdominal radiography in the emergency department, following an extensive review of work patterns by a group of radiologists.

January 15, 2012

'Wait-and-see' OK if rectal CA responds completely to chemoradiation

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with rectal cancer who have a complete clinical response to chemoradiation can be managed without surgery if they are monitored closely, according to Dutch researchers who used MRI and endoscopy to assess the patients' clinical response.

January 2, 2012

Teleradiology brings VC to island outpost

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy outperformed optical colonoscopy in an unusual teleradiology project that successfully screened hundreds of patients in Madeira, a Portuguese island off the coast of Morocco.

December 27, 2011

Swiss team advocates use of CT for identifying drug mules

By Cynthia E. Keen

Evidence is growing that CT is better than x-ray or low-dose whole-body radiography exams at detecting ingested or internally concealed illegal drugs. It is rapid, more accurate, and may also be cost-effective, according to an article in the European Journal of Radiology.

December 21, 2011

iPads are OK for CT colonography reviews, but take longer

By Philip Ward

CHICAGO - Apple's iPad 2 device can be used safely and effectively for 2D reviews of CT colonography (CTC) images, but using the device for this purpose takes longer and may require extra training, Italian radiologists have found.

December 4, 2011

PET/MRI surpasses PET/CT for some abdominal lesions

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - PET/MRI can outperform PET/CT for lesion conspicuity and characterization in the abdomen, particularly in the liver, according to a study presented by Swiss researchers at the RSNA 2011 meeting.

December 1, 2011

Ultrasound equal to CT for appendicitis, Spanish study finds

By Eric Barnes

CHICAGO - CT is not needed in the vast majority of patients presenting with acute appendicitis, researchers in Spain have found. They presented their findings from a new study at the RSNA 2011 congress.

November 30, 2011

Prenatal ultrasound marker predicts complex gastroschisis in neonates

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Intra-abdominal bowel dilatation on prenatal ultrasound strongly predicts complex gastroschisis, researchers from France report. Gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect, complicates one to five in 10,000 births.

November 29, 2011

Virtual colonoscopy attracts screening participants

By Eric Barnes

When offered virtual colonoscopy for colorectal cancer screening, substantially more individuals accepted the invitation compared with those who were offered conventional colonoscopy, Dutch researchers reported online November 15 in Lancet Oncology.

November 21, 2011

Liver parenchyma-triggered CT exams produce superior images

By Cynthia E. Keen

Timing the start of CT data acquisition until a predefined level of contrast liver enhancement is achieved provides superior lesion conspicuity and improved standardization of image quality when performing follow-up CT exams of cancer patients, according to an article published online 5 November in European Radiology.

November 15, 2011

Holoxica develops 3D hologram of liver

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Holographic imaging firm Holoxica announced that it has created a 3D hologram of a human liver that is intended for use by surgeons to highlight tumors that will be surgically excised.

November 7, 2011

OctreoPharm gets orphan drug approval

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German nuclear medicine contrast company OctreoPharm Sciences has obtained orphan drug status for its SOMscan contrast agent for diagnosis of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors from the European Medicines Agency.

October 12, 2011

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