Abdominal Imaging: Page 3

Ultrasound attenuation imaging can help detect hepatic steatosis

By Amerigo Allegretto

Attenuation imaging is feasible for ultrasonic detection of hepatic steatosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study published July 6 in Academic Radiology.

July 6, 2023

AI and CT facilitate opportunistic screening for enlarged spleen

By Kate Madden Yee

Using a deep-learning AI algorithm and weight-based volumetric thresholds with CT imaging shows promise in screening for enlarged spleen, a study published June 28 in the American Journal of Roentgenology has found.

June 29, 2023

CT body composition data helps predict aneurysm treatment outcome

By Kate Madden Yee

Combining CT body composition analysis with systemic inflammation data helps predict outcomes in patients undergoing elective intervention for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), according to a study published June 27 in the Journal of Vascular Surgery.

June 29, 2023

SNMMI: New therapeutic target discovered for bladder cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

A new therapeutic target has been discovered for metastatic bladder cancer, according to research presented June 26 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting in Chicago.

June 26, 2023

Ascelia Pharma highlights liver study data presented at ESGAR

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biotech company Ascelia Pharma is highlighting data from the company's Hepatic Impairment Study that was presented at the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR) annual meeting in Valencia, Spain.

June 21, 2023

Check-Cap lays off 90% of workforce

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli firm Check-Cap, a developer of an investigational swallowable low-dose x-ray capsule for colon cancer screening, is reevaluating its strategic business plan and has laid off 90% of its staff.

June 6, 2023

Suboptimal ultrasound imaging leads to higher HCC risk

By Amerigo Allegretto

Patients that receive a substandard ultrasound visualization score have a higher risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to research published May 30 in Radiology.

May 31, 2023

DEXA reveals fat differences in postpartum Black and white women

By Will Morton

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) exams show that Black women are less likely than white women to lose visceral adipose tissue (VAT) after pregnancy, according to a study published May 11 in Obesity.

May 21, 2023

CT body composition assessment links muscle fat and mortality risk

By Kate Madden Yee

CT body composition assessment shows that asymptomatic adults with a high accumulation of muscle fat -- a condition called myosteatosis -- are at increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, according to a study published on May 16 in Radiology.

May 16, 2023

Intelligent Ultrasound adds endometriosis module to ScanTrainer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Intelligent Ultrasound has added an endometriosis module to its ScanTrainer transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound simulation platform.

May 14, 2023

X-ray reveals gigantic bladder stones

By Will Morton

The authors of a case they dubbed "the Andes of bladder stones" described finding gigantic phosphate stones on a 60-year-old man's abdominal x-ray in a study published in Urology Case Reports.

May 11, 2023

Elastography quality important in liver disease prediction

By Amerigo Allegretto

The quality of the shear-wave elastography exam matters when creating a prediction model for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, suggest findings presented April 17 at the American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting.

April 17, 2023

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