Abdominal Imaging: Page 49

HIFU for liver, pancreatic cancer has high complication rate
By Cynthia E. Keen
While effective, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment of solid cancerous tumors comes with risk for both major and minor complications, according to research from the Catholic University of Korea in Seoul.
July 11, 2010
Beekley flavors CT contrast taste
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging accessories developer Beekley has introduced a flavored beverage designed to mask the taste of oral iodinated contrast used in abdominal CT scans.
July 8, 2010
Access to VC promoted as tool to increase screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Echoing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's call for additional colon cancer screening tools, advocates for virtual colonoscopy are calling for increased support for noninvasive procedures such as VC to help increase colon cancer screening rates.
July 8, 2010
Active surveillance advised for elderly kidney cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
The best treatment for patients older than 75 who are diagnosed with localized renal cell carcinoma may be active surveillance, according to urologists at the Cleveland Clinic, whose recommendations were reported in the July 1 issue of Cancer.
July 8, 2010
CO2 volumes higher than previous reports in VC
By Eric Barnes
Using more CO2 to insufflate the colon during virtual colonoscopy doesn't produce better distention, but patients with ileocecal valve incompetence -- most patients presenting for screening -- require more insufflation, say researchers from Ireland.
July 5, 2010
Preoperative CT helps reduce negative appendectomies
By Eric Barnes
The third major study of CT for acute appendicitis to appear in as many weeks has found that one institution's negative appendectomy rate dropped steadily over an 18-year period, in tandem with a rise in the use of CT to evaluate patients suspected of having appendicitis.
June 21, 2010
Screening VC sorts out incidental kidney lesions
By Eric Barnes
Incidental renal masses are a common finding at virtual colonoscopy, but fortunately, most can be safely ignored, according to a study of 3,000 patients from the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
June 14, 2010
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Abdominal CT malpractice suits aren't always doomsday
By Eric Barnes
Should you find yourself charged with malpractice in radiology, know the law, know your case, and don't fall into the deposition traps of the plaintiff's lawyer, says an abdominal radiologist who's studied the rhyme and reason of malpractice suits, especially in abdominal CT.
June 14, 2010
Appendicitis: Positive CT outweighs lack of symptoms
By Eric Barnes
Patients with CT results suggestive of appendicitis but who have normal clinical presentation should probably proceed to appendectomy sooner to avoid it later, concludes a large retrospective study from the University of California, San Francisco.
May 26, 2010
Large study confirms CT's accuracy for acute appendicitis
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - One of the largest CT studies to date of acute appendicitis has confirmed the modality's sky-high diagnostic accuracy. The results also showed that CT is relatively insensitive to imaging technique, though the researchers said they have come to favor the use of oral contrast.
May 19, 2010
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IBA, Wilex tout Redectane results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and Wilex say a clinical study under way shows that PET/CT with the radiolabeled antibody Redectane can lead to significantly improved diagnosis of renal masses when compared to CT alone.
May 17, 2010
Trials aim to bring radiology ultrasound contrast to U.S.
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The lack of approval of radiology ultrasound contrast in the U.S. has long stuck in the craw of the technology's advocates. But clinical trials are now moving forward with hopes of rectifying the situation, according to a presentation at the annual Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 12, 2010
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