Abdominal Imaging: Page 44

Radiographer's role grows in planning, image interpretation
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - As radiographers in Europe increasingly take over tasks once reserved for radiologists, investigators continue to find that their skills are often equivalent to if not better than those of their physician partners, according to two radiography presentations Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2011
Wrist movie
4D movie of a moving cadaveric wrist after cutting all portions of the scapholunate interosseous ligament. Relative motion between the scaphoid and lunate was observed during the radioulnar deviation, indicating joint instability. Video courtesy of Shuai Leng, PhD.
February 15, 2011
CEUS characterizes incidental liver lesions on CT, MRI
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can effectively characterize solid focal liver lesions detected as incidental findings in the noncirrhotic liver, potentially avoiding the need for biopsy, according to research from the University of Trieste in Italy.
January 27, 2011
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Would USPSTF advice cause cancer deaths? And, a proposal to boost colon screening
By Brian Casey
January 24, 2011
CT alters management, cuts hospital admissions in the ED
By Eric Barnes
CT not only improves the management of abdominal pain patients in the emergency department (ED), it also reduces hospital admissions significantly while boosting diagnostic confidence, according to a new study published in the February edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 23, 2011
EDDA nets Ariz. install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection software developer EDDA Technology has installed its IQQA-Liver Enterprise product at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ.
January 9, 2011
Colon cancer incidence drops sharply after colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
Colonoscopy is associated with substantial reductions in colorectal cancer incidence, according to a new study. Colonoscopy reduced cancer risk by 77% overall, and in contrast to other recent studies, it protected both the left and right sides of the colon.
January 9, 2011
Reduced kVp CT still finds renal stones
By Eric Barnes
Using CT with a reduced tube-current protocol to image patients with suspected renal stones is as sensitive as full-dose studies, according to a research presented at this month's RSNA meeting by researchers from New York University.
December 22, 2010
Medtronic gets OK for Endurant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Endurant abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft system.
December 20, 2010
US CAD boosts differentiation of focal liver lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can enhance the performance of radiologists in characterizing focal liver lesions on contrast-enhanced ultrasound, according to a study by Japanese researchers presented at the recent 2010 RSNA meeting.
December 16, 2010
ED patients more confident in diagnosis based on CT
By Eric Barnes
Emergency department (ED) patients with abdominal pain are far more confident in their diagnosis when a CT scan is used as part of their workup, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine. However, the patients knew surprisingly little about the risks of ionizing radiation.
December 13, 2010
EDDA to debut IQQA-Liver Suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection software developer EDDA Technology will introduce its IQQA-Liver Suite at next week's RSNA annual meeting in Chicago.
November 23, 2010
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