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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

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

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

Electron-beam CT useful in monitoring for restenosis

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

VIENNA - Patients who have undergone percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) are at risk for restenosis and need to be carefully monitored, according to Dr. Nina Gagarina. EBCT can detect high calcium scores in PTCA-treated artery segments, which are directly associated with restenosis, her study concludes.

March 2, 2001

CT beats MRI overall for staging head and neck cancer

VIENNA - While medical textbooks and scientific papers tend to favor the use of MRI for staging head and neck cancer, CT provides more relevant diagnostic information in most cases, according to a study presented yesterday at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 2, 2001

Siemens inks cardiovascular imaging research deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Systems and Kansas City physician practice Cardiovascular Consultants (CC) have signed a five-year research alliance to develop protocols for the use of imaging technology to diagnose and treat heart disease.

March 1, 2001

DSA is on its way out, but will CTA or MRA replace it?

VIENNA - For the evaluation and treatment of peripheral artery disease, multi-detector row CT angiography may edge out contrast-enhanced MR angiography in the bid to replace DSA, according to a presentation at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 1, 2001

MR beats CT in pancreatic cancer staging

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

VIENNA - Dynamic gadolinium-enhanced MRI is superior to three-phase spiral CT in the preoperative staging of pancreatic carcinoma, according to a presentation today at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 1, 2001

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