Abdominal Imaging: Page 35

Given gets approval for PillCam in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging has received regulatory clearance to sell its PillCam Colon product in Japan.
July 16, 2013
Simultaneous PET/MRI most accurate for image alignment
By Wayne Forrest
In a comparison of hybrid imaging modalities, simultaneous whole-body PET/MRI is more accurate than retrospectively fused PET and MR images in abdominal organs and better than PET/CT in the urinary bladder, according to a study published online May 8 in Radiology.
May 14, 2013
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ARRS: MRI tops US in appendicitis detection in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - MRI should be the first imaging test, rather than ultrasound, for pregnant women suspected of having appendicitis, according to a study presented at last week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
April 21, 2013
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Echosens gets FDA clearance for FibroScan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology developer Echosens has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its FibroScan ultrasound elastography system.
April 15, 2013
MRI helps guide appendicitis assessment in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
MRI without oral contrast is useful for evaluating pregnant patients suspected of having appendicitis and should be used as an adjunct imaging test in their clinical workup, according to a study published in the April issue of Radiology.
April 1, 2013
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Aycan wins OsiriX Pro contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiology informatics firm Aycan Medical Systems has inked a contract with Trivascular, a manufacturer of abdominal stent graft systems for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms.
March 26, 2013
zSpace, EchoPixel partner on virtual holography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
zSpace and EchoPixel are collaborating on a clinical protocol for colon cancer detection based on virtual holography technology, the companies said.
March 13, 2013
Keep aware of DWI capacity of new MRI systems
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is viewed increasingly as an essential tool for detecting liver metastases, but experts said they would welcome improvements in signal-to-noise ratio, as well as better image resolution and sequences, among other developments, in Friday's state-of-the-art symposium on the abdomen at ECR 2013.
March 8, 2013
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Ga-68 DOTATOC PET/MRI tops PET/CT for staging neuroendocrine tumors
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Researchers from University Hospital Essen in Germany have shown the feasibility of whole-body staging of patients with neuroendocrine tumors with PET/MRI and the radiotracer gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTATOC, and with greater reliability than PET/CT, in a preliminary study presented Friday at ECR 2013.
March 7, 2013
Longer US surveillance intervals fine for men with small AAAs
By Erik L. Ridley
The majority of men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) can be followed at longer ultrasound surveillance intervals than are typically used in current AAA screening programs, according to a meta-analysis to be published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 25, 2013
ACR releases LI-RADS updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released the latest version of its Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) to standardize terminology and criteria in the interpretation and reporting of imaging examinations of the liver.
February 3, 2013
Study lists 7 factors showing need for CT in pediatric trauma
By Eric Barnes
California researchers who examined more than 12,000 children who had blunt abdominal trauma have identified seven factors that necessitate a CT scan in the emergency department, according to a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
January 31, 2013
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