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Italian VC surveillance patients won't wait

In results that run counter to a U.S. center's experience, Italian patients undergoing virtual colonoscopy screening won't wait three years for surveillance and follow-up of small polyps as an alternative to colonoscopy, according to a new study from the University of Pisa.

April 13, 2011

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Study enhances radiographers' role in colon cancer screening

A virtual training scheme designed to teach radiographers how to interpret CT colonography exams is showing some signs of success. This provides further evidence that involving radiographers in colorectal cancer screening may allow double reading and lead to substantial cost savings.

March 23, 2011

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Detecting liver tumors: The search for the Holy Grail

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - At Sunday's European Congress of Radiology W.C. Röntgen Honorary Lecture, Dr. Richard Baron used the search for hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhosis as the model of the "Holy Grail" for imaging because it shows why radiologists should be at the forefront of directing patient care and research.

March 8, 2011

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Rubik's Cube and radiology: A conversation with Yves Menu, MD

Presiding over this year's European Congress of Radiology will be Yves Menu, MD, the French gastrointestinal specialist. For his day job, Menu faces the equally daunting task of reorganizing the department of radiology at Saint Antoine Hospital in Paris.

February 20, 2011

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VC reading is faster with 'panoramic view' software

Virtual colonoscopy studies can be read nearly twice as fast using an advanced panoramic view technique compared to conventional 3D endoscopic views, according to researchers at the Medical University of Vienna.

February 10, 2011

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Cancer death rates on decline in Europe

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters) - Fewer than 1.3 million people will die from cancer in Europe this year as death rates from the disease fall, researchers said on Wednesday, except that more women are dying of lung cancer in every country except Britain.

February 9, 2011

CEUS characterizes incidental liver lesions on CT, MRI

By Erik L. Ridley

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can effectively characterize solid focal liver lesions detected as incidental findings in the noncirrhotic liver, potentially avoiding the need for biopsy, according to research from the University of Trieste in Italy.

January 27, 2011

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Colon cancer incidence drops sharply after colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is associated with substantial reductions in colorectal cancer incidence, according to a new study. Colonoscopy reduced cancer risk by 77% overall, and in contrast to other recent studies, it protected both the left and right sides of the colon.

January 9, 2011

Cancer survival rates lower in U.K., Denmark: study

By Reuters Health

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Survival rates for four major cancers diagnosed between 1995 and 2007 are higher in Australia, Canada, and Sweden than in Britain and Denmark, according to an international study published on Wednesday.

December 22, 2010

Second-reader CAD improves VC sensitivity

Computer-aided detection (CAD) works best in virtual colonoscopy when human readers do their job first, according to a new study. The use of CAD as a second reader improved both per-patient and per-polyp detection, while running CAD concurrently with the initial read was less effective.

December 13, 2010

Changing patient positions during colonoscopy improves lesion detection rate

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When patients make sequential position changes during colonoscopy examinations, the improvement in luminal distension leads to detection of more adenomas and polyps, a U.K. team has shown.

November 8, 2010

Colorectal cancer biomarkers less sensitive in real-world screening

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blood-based colorectal cancer markers might be less sensitive in a real-world screening program than what's been reported in the literature, say the authors of a new systematic review.

October 26, 2010

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