Abdominal Imaging: Page 47

MR enterography a 'favorable' option for evaluating Crohn's disease
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, November 30 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ08-06 | Room E353AResearchers of a new study to be presented on Tuesday concluded that MR enterography compares favorably to endoscopy for evaluating known or suspected Crohn's disease -- and it does so in a noninvasive manner without exposing patients to ionizing radiation.
November 8, 2010
3T matches 1.5T MR in evaluating ileocolonic Crohn's disease
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, November 30 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSJ08-03 | Room E353AIn this scientific paper, Italian researchers recommend the use of 3-tesla MRI for patients with ileocolonic Crohn's disease because of the modality's superiority in detecting mucosal ulcers, increased signal-to-noise ratio, and reduced image acquisition time.
November 8, 2010
MRI, DWI-MRI both accurate in pediatric appendicitis diagnosis
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, November 29 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE20-01 | Room N230Dutch researchers have found that both MRI and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) MRI achieve high accuracy in diagnosing appendicitis in pediatric patients, with negative predictive value and positive predictive value of MRI comparable to CT.
November 8, 2010
Advanced imaging overused in diagnosing acute pancreatitis
By Kate Madden Yee
Advanced imaging for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is overused, according to a study published online in Radiology from researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital. They found that clinical assessment of acute pancreatitis, rather than advanced imaging, works just fine for most patients.
November 8, 2010
Ultrasound sufficient for evaluating pediatric appendicitis
By Erik L. Ridley
Point-of-care ultrasound conducted by emergency medicine physicians may be a useful screening tool for evaluating acute appendicitis in children, according to research from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey.
November 4, 2010
New stool DNA test finds adenomas as well as colon cancer
By Eric Barnes
A noninvasive stool DNA methylation test unveiled at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Philadelphia showed high sensitivity and specificity not only for colorectal carcinomas, but also for advanced adenomas.
October 28, 2010
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VC advocates tout aggressive strategy for screening coverage
By Eric Barnes
BOSTON - Advocates of virtual colonoscopy laid out their plans for securing Medicare reimbursement for VC colon screening at this week's International Symposium on Virtual Colonoscopy. The new strategy includes initiatives at the clinical, legislative, and public advocacy levels designed to make reimbursement a reality.
October 25, 2010
Study boosts screening by adding colon exams to mammo visits
By Kate Madden Yee
Offering colorectal cancer screening to minority women at the time of their mammography exam -- and without the need for a physician's referral -- boosts screening adherence rates, according to a new study published online October 25 in the journal Cancer.
October 24, 2010
Study: VC improves colon screening rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Most patients prefer virtual colonoscopy over conventional optical colonoscopy for colon cancer screening, a finding that could impact screening compliance rates if VC is more widely adopted, according to a new study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 20, 2010
Surveillance VC is promising for follow-up after colon surgery
By Eric Barnes
Virtual colonoscopy offers several advantages for the surveillance of patients after curative colon cancer surgery, according to a study published online in Radiology. In more than 700 patients, VC detected 100% of the metachronous or recurrent cancers, along with several unsuspected extracolonic cancers.
October 11, 2010
MDS Nordion touts TheraSphere study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MDS Nordion announced that the first large European study using yttrium-90 glass microspheres has been published on the use of TheraSphere, a radioembolization therapy for the localized treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma or primary liver cancer.
October 7, 2010
Cadens teams with Christie InnoMed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cadens Imaging has signed a three-year agreement with Christie InnoMed for the exclusive distribution of the Cadens Colon virtual colonoscopy software in Canada.
October 3, 2010
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