Abdominal Imaging: Page 53

VC excels at diverticulosis staging

By Eric Barnes

Although virtual colonoscopy practice has always focused on adenoma detection and colon cancer prevention, the exam is proving to be formidable in the staging of diverticular disease, a scourge of fast-food Western nations that affects most of their citizens by age 60.

September 27, 2009

Philips, Celsion research program moves forward

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare and oncology drug developer Celsion said that their joint research program has moved into the preclinical development stage.

September 23, 2009

Pancreatic MDCT characterizes IPMNs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

New research from Shanghai combines MDCT with CT angiography and multiplanar volume or curved reformations to characterize intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) with high sensitivity. The study, published in the World Journal of Gastroenterology, addresses MDCT's role in predicting malignancy of IPMNs preoperatively.

September 16, 2009

How to boost colon screening rates; CDC funding stiffs VC

By Brian Casey

September 7, 2009

CDC issues $22 million for colon screening; none for VC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Low-income people in the U.S. will have new opportunities for colon screening, thanks to $22 million in awards from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

September 7, 2009

ACR to create LI-RADS lexicon

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) has convened a LI-RADS (Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System) committee to develop a system for standardized reporting and data collection for CT and MRI surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma.

September 3, 2009

Ultrasound tops scintigraphy in gallbladder function evaluation

By Erik L. Ridley

Sonography is cheaper, more reproducible, and faster than scintigraphy for evaluating gallbladder function using sincalide cholecystokinin, according to research published in the September issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

September 2, 2009

Contrast US beats MRI, CT for liver lesions

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound is more accurate than MRI and CT for characterizing focal liver lesions, according to a new study.

August 16, 2009

Childhood cancer survivors susceptible to diabetes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Individuals who received total body or abdominal radiation therapy as treatment for childhood cancer have an increased risk of becoming diabetic when they reach adulthood, according to a new study.

August 10, 2009

Measuring lean body weight can optimize CT contrast dose

By Eric Barnes

Researchers at Duke University report that radiologists can minimize contrast dose and optimize enhancement of focal lesions by basing their contrast administration protocols on patients' lean body weight, rather than on total weight.

July 21, 2009

Virtual gastroscopy distinguishes benign from malignant ulcers

By Eric Barnes

Three-dimensional CT imaging of the stomach has improved to the point where it's just as useful as endoscopy for differentiating benign from malignant gastric ulcers, albeit with important differences, say researchers from Taiwan.

July 20, 2009

Boom in endovascular AAA repair is appropriate, study suggests

By Kate Madden Yee

A rapid shift to endovascular-based treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) hasn't resulted in inappropriate use of the procedure, according to a study published in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 5, 2009

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