Abdominal Imaging: Page 32

MRI tracks therapeutic cells in cancer patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers have developed a perfluorocarbon tracing agent and used it to track therapeutic cells injected into colon cancer patients with MRI, according to a new report in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

September 21, 2014

Telik scores $1.5M contract for PET agent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Telik has received a $1.5 million contract to continue the development of a PET imaging agent to detect and assess pancreatic cancer.

September 3, 2014

Ultrasound elastography accurately predicts fibrosis

By Erik L. Ridley

Real-time shear-wave elastography isn't just effective for assessing fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C. It also performs well in a broader patient population with diffuse liver disease, according to research published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

August 27, 2014

Algorithm cuts CT use for appendicitis in children

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new diagnostic algorithm for children with suspected appendicitis can significantly reduce the use of CT, according to a study in Surgery.

July 31, 2014

New bill would boost colon cancer screening for Medicare

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

New legislation has been introduced that would remove cost barriers to colon cancer screening for Medicare patients.

July 20, 2014

USPSTF finalizes AAA screening recommendations

By Erik L. Ridley

Adhering mostly to its draft statement published in January, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) included no big surprises in its new recommendations in favor of ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).

June 23, 2014

Experience matters in point-of-care ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

Experienced sonologists had significantly higher sensitivity for diagnosing appendicitis with point-of-care ultrasound than sonologists with less experience, in a study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Either way, though, it's important not to rely only on point-of-care ultrasound to rule out the condition.

May 18, 2014

HCC screening boosts survival rate in cirrhosis patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Screening cirrhosis patients with liver ultrasound for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) detected more cancers at an earlier stage, according to a meta-analysis published on April 1 in PLOS Medicine.

March 31, 2014

CT saddled as 'workhorse' for evaluating post-op complications

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - For suspected late postoperative complications in the abdomen, CT can provide swift and accurate diagnoses in what may be life and death situations, ECR 2014 delegates heard at Sunday's session on gastrointestinal tract imaging.

March 9, 2014

EHR alerts boost participation in AAA screening

By Erik L. Ridley

Many men who are at risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) unfortunately don't get screened for the often deadly condition. But Kaiser Permanente in California has found a way to reach more of them by integrating alerts for screening into its electronic health record (EHR) software.

February 11, 2014

Ultrasound accurate for appendicitis in children

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable ultrasound is an excellent first-line choice for diagnosing appendicitis in children, according to an article published online February 10 in Academic Emergency Medicine.

February 10, 2014

Given lands FDA nod for PillCam

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Given Imaging has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its PillCam Colon capsule endoscopy product.

February 4, 2014

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