Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 39

Advanced liver imaging shapes surgical strategies
By Eric Barnes
The days of planning liver interventions on the strength of a few CT or MR reconstructions may be numbered. Researchers from Germany and beyond are honing a set of advanced planning tools that not only provide high-resolution color-coded 3D visualization of the liver parenchyma and vasculature, but offer quantitative views of the intrahepatic vessel branching system and the risks of cutting at a given point in the organ.
September 17, 2007
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Study: CT market expands in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The growing potential of cardiac imaging applications, the scope for innovation in various new clinical applications, and the constant improvement in the speed of scans are three drivers of the European CT market.
September 3, 2007
Medicsight, Barco sign global pact
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medicsight of London has signed a global distribution contract with image display and advanced visualization software developer Barco of Kortrijk, Belgium.
July 22, 2007
Fecal test, sigmoidoscopy effective for colorectal cancer screening
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 12 - Both fecal occult blood testing and flexible sigmoidoscopy represent feasible and acceptable approaches to colorectal cancer screening in normal-risk men and women, Italian researchers conclude. The six-center study included more than 18,000 randomly selected patients between 55 and 64 years old who hadn't been screened for colorectal cancer in the past two years.
July 11, 2007
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Median gets 510(k) for lung and liver apps
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Median Technologies has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its LMS-Lung/Track and LMS-Liver applications.
June 17, 2007
Viatronix, Medicsight net CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm Viatronix and computer-aided detection (CAD) partner Medicsight of London have jointly released their integrated virtual colonoscopy CAD offering in Europe.
June 12, 2007
Liver stiffness tied to portal hypertension in cirrhosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 16 - Liver stiffness is indicative of portal hypertension in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cirrhosis, Italian researchers report in the May issue of Hepatology. The team from the University of Florence evaluated the ability of transient elastography to predict portal hypertension in 61 patients with HCV-related chronic liver disease.
May 15, 2007
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Prognosis poor with high IL-6 before colorectal cancer surgery
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 16 - Production of high levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) by mononuclear blood cells in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation in vitro is associated with shorter survival in patients about to undergo primary surgery for colorectal cancer, Swedish investigators have shown.
May 15, 2007
Five years of daily aspirin lowers risk of colorectal cancer many years later
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 11 - At a dose of 300 mg daily for at least five years, treatment with aspirin markedly reduces the incidence of colorectal cancer a decade later, according to long-term follow-up of randomized trials and observational studies.
May 10, 2007
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Optimized barium, easier prep improve VC experience
By Eric Barnes
Some see virtual colonoscopy combined with a gentler bowel prep as an important way to get patients to undergo colon cancer screening. And unlike conventional colonoscopy, VC is in a position to make things easier for the patient. Studies are experimenting with gentler regimens that produce less discomfort and mark the residual stool. Recently, researchers tried to find the optimal formula for reduced-prep VC.
April 17, 2007
Capsule endoscopy readily spots obscure GI bleeding
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 16 - Capsule endoscopy is more effective than CT or standard angiography for the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, Spanish researchers report in the April issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
April 15, 2007
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Agfa launches virtual colonoscopy app at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
VIENNA - A new virtual colonoscopy software application is among the highlights in the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) booth of Agfa HealthCare of Mortsel, Belgium.
March 8, 2007
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