Eric Barnes[email protected]UltrasoundUltrasound aces search for ureteral stonesVIENNA - Ultrasound is considered to be a rather challenging modality for detecting ureteral stones, but it worked like a charm for Drs. Jongmin Kim and S. H. Kim from the Jinju Gospel Hospital in Jinju, South Korea. Ultrasound left no stone unfound in the team’s eight-month study of emergency-room patients, as confirmed in follow-up imaging studies and clinical interventions.March 6, 2004CTMDCT reliably gauges vascular infiltration in pancreatic cancerVIENNA - Radiologists at the University of Pisa in Italy have found high-resolution MDCT to be a reliable predictor of the degree of vascular infiltration in pancreatic cancer, light years ahead of what single-slice exams once produced, and comparable to US-guided laparoscopy.March 5, 2004CTNew fusion method joins MR and CT in prostate cancer therapy planningVIENNA - CT and MRI, both anatomical and functional, can be combined to improve the targeting of radiation therapy of the prostate, according to researchers from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. At today’s prostate imaging sessions of the European Congress of Radiology, Jorn van Dalen, Ph.D. presented a study utilizing the novel coregistration method the group created.March 4, 2004CTLung nodule analysis makes progress, not perfectionResearchers 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, 2004Industry NewsView from the president: Professor Helen Carty scans ECR 2004As ECR 2004 begins, AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present an in-depth interview with this year's president, Professor Helen Carty. She is a senior member of the Royal College of Radiologists, a consultant radiologist at the Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital, Alder Hey, and professor of pediatric radiology at the University of Liverpool in the U.K.March 3, 2004CTAuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology InsiderReliable 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, 2004CTAuntMinnie.com CT Radiology InsiderResearchers at the 2003 RSNA meeting examine the state of the art in nodule assessment.February 29, 2004CTMultiphasic MDCT with contrast boosts liver, urography resultsContrast 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, 2004CTMR colonography group favors dark-lumen technique, air- versus water-based distensionThe 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, 2004CTArterial-phase CT finds hepatic fungal infectionOnly about 9% of invasive fungal infections of the liver are diagnosed ante-mortem, according to Dr. Ur Metser, a radiology fellow at the University of Toronto. At the 2003 RSNA meeting, he presented a new technique to diagnose infection and pave the way to antifungal therapy in immunocompromised patients.February 16, 2004Previous PagePage 223 of 258Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundCould less ultrasound lead to less thyroid cancer overdiagnosis?Thyroid cancer overdiagnosis remained high in a modeling study despite accounting for a true increase in incidences.Nuclear MedicineGenetic mutations linked to poor outcomes in Pluvicto patientsWomens ImagingAI support leads to more cancers found on DBTCTPROMISE: Women face higher heart disease risk at lower plaque burdensSponsor ContentHow Agentic AI Is Transforming Radiology Ops
