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Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 27
Higher-contrast mucosa and lesions don't improve colonoscopy
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Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 16 - Fujinon intelligent chromoendoscopy, an imaging technique designed to enhance the contrast of mucosal and vascular details, does not improve adenoma detection rates during colonoscopy, German researchers report in the
American Journal of Gastroenterology
.
August 15, 2010
Best to drink bowel prep solution in split doses: study
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 9 - Drinking the bowel prep solution in two split doses provides the best colon cleansing before colonoscopy, a large study has shown. Results were published in the August issue of
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
.
August 8, 2010
Constipated kids don't need abdominal x-rays
By
Cynthia E. Keen
The practice of ordering an abdominal x-ray exam for constipated children to assess the presence of retained feces or to confirm a diagnosis made during a physical exam should be stopped, as the procedure is of limited value, according to an analysis published online in
Pediatric Radiology
.
August 3, 2010
Contrast US processing tool shows malignant liver lesions
By
Eric Barnes
Swiss researchers have developed a real-time parametric imaging technique for distinguishing benign from malignant liver lesions easily and noninvasively using contrast-enhanced ultrasound. In its first clinical run, the method delivered high sensitivity and specificity in a patient cohort.
July 29, 2010
Minimal-prep VC gets new boost from dual-energy CT
By
Eric Barnes
A new dual-energy CT electronic cleansing technique thoroughly outperformed an advanced single-source CT cleansing method in virtual colonoscopy in a recent study. The technique eliminated many common artifacts that have plagued investigational electronic cleansing techniques.
July 20, 2010
Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms often coexist
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 14 - More than a quarter of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms also have thoracic aortic aneurysms, and the proportion is twice as high in women, Swedish researchers report in the
Annals of Surgery
.
July 13, 2010
Radioactive microspheres help some with colorectal cancer metastases
By
Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 9 - When metastatic colorectal cancer is confined to the liver, hepatic arterial injection of yttrium-90 resin microspheres can significantly improve response rates, Belgian researchers report.
July 8, 2010
CO2 volumes higher than previous reports in VC
By
Eric Barnes
Using more CO2 to insufflate the colon during virtual colonoscopy doesn't produce better distention, but patients with ileocecal valve incompetence -- most patients presenting for screening -- require more insufflation, say researchers from Ireland.
July 5, 2010
CT-based Crohn's diagnosis takes aim at endoscopy
By
Eric Barnes
GENEVA - Japanese researchers hope to supplant the invasive and time-consuming process of diagnosing Crohn's disease with a CT technique that is unaffected by intestinal stenosis and other impediments to conventional endoscopic evaluation.
June 28, 2010
Dual-energy VC aims for noninvasive polyp evaluation
By
Eric Barnes
Dual-energy CT may find itself forging a new path in virtual colonoscopy by not only finding colorectal lesions but characterizing them in ways other noninvasive techniques cannot, according to a presentation at the International Society for Computed Tomography conference.
June 1, 2010
Nonlaxative PET/CT colonography is both feasible and effective
By
Eric Barnes
For individuals who need a highly accurate colon screening exam but can't tolerate a full bowel prep, nonlaxative PET/CT colonography may be just what the doctor ordered, according to a new study from the U.K. published this month in the
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
.
May 26, 2010
iCAD to launch CTC CAD software
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD plans to debut a new version of its VeraLook CAD software for CT colonography (CTC) at the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology annual meeting.
May 26, 2010
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