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Picking up on PE doesn’t pose too much of a problem for residents on-call
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Radiology residents who pull after-hours duty in the emergency department are obviously required to think fast and offer quick interpretations, but how good are they at making these decisions -- particularly when it comes to a life-threatening condition such as pulmonary emboli (PE)?
March 15, 2001
Picking up on PE doesn’t pose problem for residents on-call
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Radiology residents who pull after-hours duty in the emergency department are obviously required to think fast and offer quick interpretations, but how good are they at making these decisions -- particularly when it comes to a life-threatening condition such as pulmonary emboli (PE)?
March 15, 2001
CT narrows causes of pediatric chest trauma in an emergency setting
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Despite recent controversy over CT and radiation dose in the pediatric population, the modality still has a great deal to offer for the detection of chest trauma in children, according to a presentation at the American Society of Emergency Radiology conference on Wednesday.
March 14, 2001
Negative CT angiography sufficient to rule out pulmonary embolism
By Edward Susman
SAN ANTONIO - A negative finding on CT angiography (CTA) of suspected pulmonary embolism appears sufficient to rule out further treatment in these patients, researchers from Australia reported at the scientific meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology (SCVIR).
March 8, 2001
Multislice CT yields simpler method of diagnosing wrist ligament tears
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - The wrist has a complex ligament system that provides balance, support, and a wide range of movement. At this week's European Congress of Radiology, French researchers found that multislice CT can reliably visualize ligament tears in a single axial pass.
March 6, 2001
Colonoscopy tapped for increased reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medicare reimbursement for colorectal screening has been expanded to cover average-risk patients, according to the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).
March 5, 2001
CT, MRI helps pinpoint rare pancreatic alteration cystic fibrosis patients
By Shalmali Pal
VIENNA - Children with cystic fibrosis may suffer from an unusual form of pancreatic alteration characterized by macrocysts of different sizes distributed all over the gland. Researchers from the department of pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital La Paz in Madrid analyzed the radiologic features of pancreatic cysts in a study presented at the European Congress of Radiology on Monday.
March 4, 2001
Radiologist offers procedural tips, excellent results with multislice CTA
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - In a study of 46 patients with peripheral vascular disease, multislice CT angiography (MSCTA) was found to be particularly well suited to identifying pathology, especially in the distal trifurcation vessels.
March 4, 2001
CT alone can miss bronchial occlusion
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - Axial CT scans often show disagreement with bronchoscopy regarding the presence of bronchial occlusion, according to researchers from the department of diagnostic and interventional radiology at Korea University in Seoul. In a presentation Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology, they recommended performing both procedures.
March 4, 2001
CT helps diagnose echinococcosis in Uzbekistan
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - Pulmonary echinococcosis is a painful and debilitating disease whose incidence has increased by a third in Dr. Adkham Ikramov’s practice in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His study evaluates the role of x-ray and CT in diagnosing the disease.
March 3, 2001
Excluding external factors in CT enhancement enables liver tumor differentiation
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Differentiating liver lesions can be difficult in contrast-enhanced CT, in part due to external factors such as cardiac function and body mass. But at today's liver imaging sessions, Dr. Andrea Ruppert-Kohlmayr described an elegant method of compensating for external factors and differentiating among tumor types.
March 3, 2001
Thinner is better for CT of pulmonary arteries
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - A group of researchers from Calmette Hospital at the University of Lille in Lille, France have successfully imaged pulmonary arteries down to the 6th order using multidetector CT (MDCT).
March 3, 2001
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