Abdominal Imaging: Page 10

Indigenous Americans face cancer screening access challenges

By Kate Madden Yee

American Indian and Alaskan Native people have less easy access to screening for lung, colorectal, and breast cancer, according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in New Orleans.

May 1, 2022

Is CTC being used effectively for colon cancer screening?

By Kate Madden Yee

Utilization rates of CT colonography (CTC) are low, which prompts concern over whether patients at risk of colon cancer are getting the screening they need, according to a study published April 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

May 1, 2022

Pancreatic cysts present screening challenge for radiologists

By Louise Gagnon

What's the best way to handle cysts detected in the pancreas on imaging exams? Such lesions are relatively common, but only a small number are malignant, so figuring out suitable management surveillance can be a challenge.

April 20, 2022

Ultrasound helps track excess fetal growth in pregnant diabetic women

By Amerigo Allegretto

Ultrasound can be used to measure fetal growth alterations in diabetic women who struggle with controlling their blood glucose levels, according to Chinese research published April 7 in JAMA Network Open.

April 7, 2022

AI detects diabetes on abdominal CT performed for CTC screening

By Erik L. Ridley

Deep learning-based analysis of CT biomarkers can enable the diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus on noncontrast abdominal CT exams performed to screen for CT colonography (CTC), according to research published online April 5 in Radiology.

April 4, 2022

Ultrasound finds no links between COVID vaccine, birth defects

By Amerigo Allegretto

Expecting parents can rejoice, as ultrasound found no links between the COVID-19 vaccines and birth defects during early pregnancy, according to research published April 4 in JAMA Pediatrics.

April 3, 2022

NaF-PET reveals aortic wall injuries

By Will Morton

PET imaging with F-18 sodium fluoride (NaF) can detect activity related to tears in the outer wall of the aorta and could help manage patients with acute aortic syndrome, according to a study published March 16 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

March 21, 2022

MRI scans can reveal body composition changes over time

By Erik L. Ridley

Data derived from MRI exams show that body composition can change significantly over a two-year period, potentially offering a new window into the aging process, according to research published recently in Scientific Reports.

March 21, 2022

Consensus on sonogram use could help pediatric trauma patients

By Amerigo Allegretto

Consensus definitions for assessing children with injury via sonography could help in the emergency department, according to research published March 18 in JAMA Network Open.

March 17, 2022

LiverMultiScan achieves nationwide payer coverage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Specialty benefits management company AIM Specialty Health has updated its appropriate use guidelines for imaging the abdomen and pelvis to include Perspectum's LiverMultiScan.

March 16, 2022

AIUM: Is online learning here to stay post-COVID?

By Amerigo Allegretto

SAN DIEGO - Despite medical students gradually returning to in-person learning, some aspects of virtual learning that were adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic may be here to stay, according to experts at a March 12 panel at the 2022 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) annual meeting.

March 12, 2022

CT radiomics predicts rectal cancer treatment response

By Erik L. Ridley

Radiomics analysis of pretreatment CT exams can help to predict response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer, according to research presented at last week's ECR 2022 Overture.

March 7, 2022

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