Eric Barnes[email protected]CTSimple techniques enhance MDCT gastrographySimple techniques can vastly improve distension during multidetector-row CT gastrography, optimizing its diagnostic potential, according to two new studies in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology.November 13, 2005CTWhole-body CT sees plenty of pathology leading to lots of follow-upWhole-body CT screening managed to nail potentially serious pathologies in more than a third of its asymptomatic subjects in the largest study of its kind to date. But the researchers strongly cautioned that more research is needed to determine the importance of the findings and assess the effects of whole-body screening on patient care.November 8, 2005CTReading method, insufflation affect polyp measurementsPolyp size measurements are critical in virtual colonoscopy because a few millimeters' difference can change patient management. In a presentation at the International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy in Boston earlier this month, Dr. Stuart Taylor from St. Mark's Hospital in London discussed the results of his group's unique study on polyp size measurement in virtual colonoscopy.November 3, 2005Digital X-RayMDCT/electroanatomic mapping fuse for atrial fib intervention planningDutch researchers have found success with a new process that combines multidetector-row CT images with 3D electroanatomic mapping of the heart. A pilot study fused the output of the two modalities to plan catheter ablation procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation.November 2, 2005MRISmart motion correction fills the gaps in cardiac cine MRI dataA novel algorithm for correcting motion artifacts in cardiac cine MRI data is more accurate than standard gradient techniques, researchers in Finland reported in Academic Radiology.October 31, 2005CTAuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology InsiderOctober 30, 2005CTVC would raise screening costs, study concludesPursuing virtual over optical colonoscopy as the primary colorectal cancer screening tool would likely raise screening costs without saving additional lives, at least in the short term, gastroenterologists reported this month in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Their results were disputed on the basis of methodology and a lack of available data.October 30, 2005CTModified CT protocols improve orthopedic hardware scanningImaging patients with built-in orthopedic hardware is a tough job almost by definition; most of the time artifacts cannot be eliminated completely in any modality. But multidetector-row CT (MDCT) may do a better job than other modalities when it's performed carefully, according to musculoskeletal radiologist Dr. Garry Gold.October 25, 2005CTMotion-free heart images revealed with 256-slice CTImages from a prototype 256-slice conebeam CT scanner offered complete volumetric data from a beating heart in a single gantry rotation, and without cardiac motion artifacts, researchers from Japan recently reported.October 23, 2005CTColon muscles do heavy lifting in polyp positioningBOSTON - The teniae coli muscles have a big job -- enabling colon segments to contract independently and move contents along the lumen toward the distal end. And now, researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have given the teniae new responsibilities -- as guides for virtual colonoscopy readers navigating the inside of the colon.October 18, 2005Previous PagePage 201 of 258Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingPET predicts faster cognitive decline in women than menWomen initially outperformed men at low brain tau levels, but the advantage diminished as tau levels increased over time.MRIUnclear explanations of contrast MRI exams heighten patient anxietyWomens ImagingMammography screening improves survival for late-stage cancersUltrasoundUltrasound MinnieCast, Episode 2: Body imaging with RUS-PATSponsor ContentHow Agentic AI Is Transforming Radiology Ops