Abdominal Imaging: Page 4

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

Voyageur highlights results from CT barium contrast study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Voyageur is highlighting the results from a study that compared the performance of its SmoothX barium contrast to Readi-Cat 2 for CT exams of patients with dysphagia.

April 12, 2023

POCUS performance for diverticulitis depends on location

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) performs well in detecting diverticulitis in the colon in Asian populations, but the exact location of the inflammation affects performance, suggest findings published April 8 in Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology.

April 10, 2023

MRI-targeted biopsy finds clinically significant prostate cancers

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI-targeted biopsy prompted by elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels identifies fewer clinically insignificant prostate cancers than systemic biopsy, according to a paper published April 4 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

April 5, 2023

CEUS can rule out small bowel ischemia

By Amerigo Allegretto

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can be useful in being a secondary imaging test for ruling out small bowel ischemia in patients, according to research presented March 28 at UltraCon.

March 30, 2023

HistoSonics highlights first patient treated in CAIN trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

HistoSonics has announced that the first kidney cancer patient has been treated in Leeds, U.K., using the company's histotripsy platform.

March 29, 2023

POCUS diagnostic accuracy comparable to cart model

By Amerigo Allegretto

Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can go toe-to-toe with traditional, cart-based ultrasound systems when it comes to studying multiple organs, according to findings presented March 29 at UltraCon.

March 29, 2023

Educational intervention improves trauma CT workflow in the ED

By Kate Madden Yee

Educational and imaging protocol interventions can improve CT trauma exam turnaround time in the emergency department (ED), according to a study published March 22 in the Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography.

March 26, 2023

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