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Lung nodule analysis makes progress, not perfection

Researchers at the 2003 RSNA meeting examined CT lung imaging beyond the issue of nodule detection, i.e., nodule tracking, analysis, and follow-up using both automated and manual tools. These tasks are far more challenging than detection, of course, so automation's benefits to date are less convincing. Still, important progress is being made.

March 4, 2004

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MI Blue Cross hosts public forum on VC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will host a lecture on colorectal cancer screening on March 16 at their Detroit-area office.

March 3, 2004

AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology Insider

Reliable stool-tagging and digital subtraction techniques are important goals of virtual colonoscopy providers, who are working to create a minimal-prep exam that's more patient-friendly and encourages better screening compliance than current methods. Dr. Michael Zalis from Massachusetts General Hospital discusses the latest results.

March 1, 2004

AuntMinnie.com CT Radiology Insider

Researchers at the 2003 RSNA meeting examine the state of the art in nodule assessment.

February 29, 2004

Multiphasic MDCT with contrast boosts liver, urography results

Contrast agents and thin-slice MDCT protocols are delivering a potent one-two punch in abdominal imaging. Investigators from the U.K. recently demonstrated the broad clinical utility of dual-phase MDCT for the investigation of hematuria. And radiologists from Ireland recently reported that the gastrointestinal hormone secretin boosted CT contrast enhancement significantly in multiphasic liver imaging.

February 29, 2004

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Links to AuntMinnie.com Cardiac Imaging Teaching Files

The following are links to selected AuntMinnie.com Teaching Files involving the use of cardiac imaging.

February 29, 2004

PET/CT brings added value to pediatric oncology

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

The benefits of fusion imaging with PET/CT continue to unfold. In a recent study of pediatric oncology patients at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, the modality demonstrated its capabilities in a head-to-head comparison with PET alone.

February 26, 2004

CT-guided pre-radiation capecitabine leads to high response rate

By Edward Susman

Chemotherapy prior to radiation shrank tumors sufficiently to allow doctors to perform curative surgery as well as sphincter-sparing procedures, according to a presentation at the 2004 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in San Francisco.

February 24, 2004

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Toshiba installs first Aquilion 32 CFX in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Toshiba America Medical Systems has installed its first Aquilion 32 CFX 32-slice CT scanner in the U.S.

February 23, 2004

MR colonography group favors dark-lumen technique, air- versus water-based distension

The German researchers who pioneered MR colonography (MRC) have been expanding their evaluation of the dark-lumen imaging technique they conceived in 2001. In two newly published articles, the radiologists from University Hospital in Essen discussed the efficacy of dark-lumen imaging, and investigated the effect on the technique of air versus water as a contrast agent.

February 23, 2004

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E-Z-EM debuts double-barrel CT injector

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Virtual colonoscopy and contrast developer E-Z-EM has released EmpowerCTA, a double-barrel CT injector that can inject a saline chase following a contrast bolus. It can also aid in the detection of extravasations, according to the Lake Success, NY-based firm.

February 22, 2004

CT tracks liver involvement in HTT

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) CT assessment of liver involvement in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is important because of high occurrence and the risk of serious complications, according to a study published in Radiology.

February 19, 2004

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