Abdominal Imaging: Page 38

Study pinpoints optimal ASIR blend for stomach cancer
By Eric Barnes
Wednesday, November 28 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM08-05 | Room E353BWhat's the best blend of adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) for evaluating gastric cancers for postoperative follow-up? Researchers from South Korea wanted to minimize radiation dose but avoid missing a recurrence, so they systematically analyzed the results of different blends.
November 5, 2012
Split-bolus spectral CT halves pancreas dose, boosts conspicuity
By Eric Barnes
Tuesday, November 27 | 11:50 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SSG07-09 | Room E353CCT split-bolus spectral CT improves vascular, liver, and pancreatic attenuation and tumor conspicuity in the pancreas compared with two-phase imaging, using half the radiation dose, say researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
November 5, 2012
Spectral CT can differentiate gastric carcinoma
By Eric Barnes
Tuesday, November 27 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG16-03 | Room S403BSpectral CT can be used to distinguish moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma from poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma and is helpful for evaluating the differentiation state of gastric cancers, say researchers from China.
November 5, 2012
Tweaking criteria fine-tunes definition of resectable pancreatic cancer
By Eric Barnes
Tuesday, November 27 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSG07-01 | Room E353CDecision-making in borderline resectable pancreatic cancers may benefit from refinement of the preoperative CT criteria for venous involvement, concluded researchers from Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai, India.
November 5, 2012
CT fused with CEUS boosts enhancement before TACE
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 25 | 2:50 p.m.-3:00 p.m.| VSIO11-06 | Room S405ABFusing contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with CT images improves assessment after embolization, according to research from University Medical Center Regensburg in Germany.
November 5, 2012
Contrast CT distinguishes benign from malignant adrenal masses
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 25 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA09-01 | Room E351Adrenal masses are commonly seen at contrast-enhanced CT and most are benign, but when confirmation is critical, additional exams such as unenhanced CT, MR, washout CT, and PET are often ordered to make the call. But can contrast-enhanced CT do the job reliably without more tests?
November 5, 2012
Given acquires SmartPill assets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Video-capsule endoscopy developer Given Imaging has acquired assets related to the SmartPill gastrointestinal (GI) monitoring system for $6 million.
October 4, 2012
Automated tube current, voltage settings cut CT liver dose
By Eric Barnes
A software protocol that enables the use of both automatic tube voltage selection and automatic tube current modulation in the same CT scan can reduce radiation dose significantly in patients with suspected liver disease, according to a new study in Radiology by Korean researchers.
October 4, 2012
AAA ultrasound screening hasn't saved many lives in Medicare
By Erik L. Ridley
Legislation that mandates ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) of individuals entering the Medicare program hasn't had much of a direct impact on mortality since taking effect in 2007, according to Stanford University researchers.
October 1, 2012
Study finds frequent incidental findings at MDCT urography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital are finding more than urinary problems in their MDCT scans for patients with hematuria, according to a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 28, 2012
Mayo trades liquid VC prep for laxative pills
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bisacodyl laxative tablets, long known as an adjunct to the liquid cathartic prep agents used to cleanse the colon before virtual colonoscopy scans, are taking a solo turn at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ.
August 26, 2012
ACR, CCA urge Congress to approve VC payment bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Encouraged by a new study confirming virtual colonoscopy's utility in seniors, the American College of Radiology (ACR) has joined with screening advocacy group Colon Cancer Alliance (CCA) to urge the U.S. Congress to pass a bill that would require Medicare payment for screening.
July 17, 2012
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