Abdominal Imaging: Page 42

Model predicts fidelity of JPEG 2000-compressed abdominal CT images
By Erik L. Ridley
Thursday, December 1 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSQ08-05 | Room S403AA Korean research team will describe how a multiple logistic regression model can use DICOM header information to predict the fidelity of JPEG 2000-compressed abdominal CT images.
November 6, 2011
Enterography reading list
Looking to get started in CT or MR enterography? Learn more about the state-of-the-art research behind this new procedure with this reading list, including both review articles and original research from clinical trials.
October 24, 2011
Experts share their tips on when to use enterography
Which patients are best suited for enterography? And if you have a patient who is a good candidate for the procedure, should you use CT or MR? Several enterography experts share their opinions.
October 24, 2011
Dr. Michael Gee, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Enterography raises standard for diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease
By James Brice
Enterography is the story of progress made possible from better chemistry applied to contrast media development and the recent leaps in engineering that have revolutionized CT. This unique imaging technology is directed at the small bowel, an overlapping, undulating, 22-ft-long section of the gastrointestinal tract remotely located between the stomach and large intestine.
October 24, 2011
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Low-kV DECT finds more pathology with less radiation, contrast
By Eric Barnes
Low-kV dual-energy CT (DECT) of the abdomen is gaining currency as a CT technique that can reveal pathology hidden on traditional imaging techniques, using less radiation and less contrast media. It can also be performed using a variety of methods, each with its own strengths and weaknesses.
October 17, 2011
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U. of Texas joins NIH colon screening project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas said it has been chosen to participate in the U.S. National Institutes of Health's (NIH) new Population-Based Research Optimizing Screening Through Personalized Regimens (PROSPR) program aimed at optimizing colorectal cancer screening.
October 9, 2011
Software automates CT liver volume measurements
By Erik L. Ridley
An automated software application for determining liver volume on CT images can yield dramatic time savings over manual volumetry techniques when planning liver transplants by reducing variation among radiologists, according to an article in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 6, 2011
Bionix adds Medspira's Breath Hold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy accessories provider Bionix Radiation Therapy has added Breath Hold, an interactive breath-hold control monitoring system from Medspira, as an accessory to its Omni V patient positioning system.
September 20, 2011
Simple CT method gauges treatment response
By Eric Barnes
A simple threshold-based CT technique may be more accurate than traditional methods of assessing response to targeted therapies in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to researchers from Boston.
September 19, 2011
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PET/CT's find of thrombus in aneurysm alters cancer treatment
By Wayne Forrest
The discovery of a thrombus within an aneurysm on an FDG-PET/CT scan can alter treatment for cancer patients and eliminate potentially major consequences, according to a study published online August 4 by the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 28, 2011
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MIT touts OCT for cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system that they believe holds promise for cancer screening in the esophagus or colon.
August 1, 2011
New PET tracers; telerad 'ghosting' conviction; colon screening
By Brian Casey
July 11, 2011
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