Abdominal Imaging: Page 56

MR colonography separates benign from malignant colonic strictures
By Eric Barnes
Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR colonography can readily distinguish benign from malignant strictures of the colon, according to Danish researchers. They said the technique could solve a diagnostic dilemma in patients with suspected colorectal cancer lesions that prevent them from undergoing conventional colonoscopy before surgery.
January 15, 2009
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Feel-good CT-positive appendicitis cases rarely elude surgery
By Eric Barnes
Patients diagnosed with acute appendicitis at CT sometimes recover enough to skip the surgery and go home. But the miraculous recovery rarely lasts, and most patients end up returning for the appendectomy they'd hoped to avoid, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
January 11, 2009
CT coronal reconstructions aid pediatric appendicitis diagnosis
By Cynthia E. Keen
Adding coronal reformatted images to axial images in MDCT exams can improve the diagnosis of appendicitis in children, radiologists from Gachon University Gil Medical Center in Incheon, South Korea, have determined.
January 11, 2009
Medrad sponsors Swiss PET project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Contrast injector technology firm Medrad signed a research agreement with the University of Zurich to study dynamic PET imaging with the Medrad Intego PET infusion system.
January 5, 2009
Perfusion CT predicts treatment response for pancreatic cancer
By Eric Barnes
Perfusion CT can predict the response to radiation and chemotherapy treatment in patients with pancreatic cancer, say researchers from South Korea. The group is hopeful that the results can be used to develop therapies tailored to individual patients, potentially improving survival times while minimizing the toxic side effects of therapy.
January 1, 2009
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Zonare unveils new transducers, enhanced software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound technology developer Zonare Medical Systems released three new transducers plus enhancements to software for its z.one ultrasound systems at the 2008 RSNA show in Chicago.
December 3, 2008
UCSF adds bone mineral density test to VC colon screening
By Eric Barnes
CHICAGO - It's two tests in one! And both tests attend to critical health screening needs in older adults, according to University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) researchers. They found that adding a CT-based bone mineral density test to VC data is an easy way to increase the utility of a single CT dataset.
December 2, 2008
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Primovist plus MRI equals cost savings for diagnosing colorectal liver cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - In tight economic times, more researchers are seeking to compare the costs of multiple techniques used to treat particular diseases. German researchers performed an economic evaluation of three initial diagnostic imaging strategies for colorectal liver cancer patients, with Primovist-enhanced MRI coming out on top.
December 2, 2008
VC gets BCBSA TEC endorsement, Maryland coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Momentum is growing for increased insurance coverage of virtual colonoscopy as a colon cancer screening modality. Last week, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association Technology Evaluation Center (BCBSA TEC) gave its final approval for VC as a screening modality.
November 30, 2008
Medicsight submits 510(k) for ColonCAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer Medicsight has filed a 510(k) application to the U.S Food and Drug Administration for its ColonCAD image analysis software.
November 19, 2008
Medtronic debuts abdominal stent graft
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Medtronic has introduced its Talent abdominal stent graft in the U.S.
November 18, 2008
Mayo Clinic develops MR elastography for liver patients
By Wayne Forrest
Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), an imaging technology developed by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, is proving highly accurate in detecting liver fibrosis and may help eliminate the need for liver biopsies.
November 18, 2008
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