Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 130

'Filet view' VC software slices reading time

By Eric Barnes

A novel virtual colonoscopy viewing method garnered mixed results in a European pilot study. Overall sensitivity was a little lower compared to results with standard endoluminal viewing, but the prototype system slashed interpretation time from 38 minutes down to about 10 minutes per case.

October 5, 2005

Colon screening set to benefit from new techniques

By Eric Barnes

SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of family physicians jammed a lecture room at the Moscone Center Saturday to hear about new techniques and controversies in colorectal cancer screening at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) meeting.

October 2, 2005

Family docs say capsule endoscopy offers journey to 'last unexplored viscus'

By Shalmali Pal

SAN FRANCISCO - Discovering and diagnosing problems in the small bowel is hardly smooth sailing, but the technology that is charting the right course for small bowel studies is capsule endoscopy (CE), according to a presentation Wednesday at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) meeting.

September 29, 2005

Colon cancer caught at more advanced stage in women

By Shalmali Pal

Colon cancer is generally considered a gender-neutral disease, at least until the age of 50, when the risk for men begins to increase. Still, at diagnosis and staging, women tend to have more advanced disease than men, according to researchers from Ohio.

September 26, 2005

Volumetric CT gastrography bests transverse scans for cancer staging

By Eric Barnes

Volumetric and multiplanar-reformatted (MPR) CT yielded significantly better results than transverse views for gastric cancer staging, researchers from Korea have reported. The volumetric advantage wasn't statistically significant for detecting metastases and lymph nodes, however.

September 25, 2005

BioSphere launches HepaSphere in Europe

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer BioSphere Medical of Rockland, MA, will launch its proprietary HepaSphere Microspheres, an embolic agent intended for the embolization of liver tumors, in Europe next month.

September 22, 2005

VC caveat: Miles to go before widespread screening

By Eric Barnes

Virtual colonoscopy screening isn't ready for population-wide screening in the U.S. just yet, according to Dr. Abraham Dachman from the University of Chicago. But the deficiency has more to do with dollars, documentation, and training capacity than the exam itself.

September 22, 2005

GE, Oxford partner on colorectal cancer research

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare has joined forces with Oxford University in Oxford, U.K., to study the pathology of colorectal cancer.

September 21, 2005

MR colonography shows promise, with drawbacks, in diverticulitis

By Eric Barnes

Overall, dark-lumen MR colonography (MRC) does a good job of detecting sigmoid diverticulitis, researchers from University Hospital in Essen, Germany, concluded in the online edition of European Radiology. But the study also revealed shortcomings in the technique.

September 18, 2005

TeraRecon, iCAD expand relationship

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, and advanced visualization firm TeraRecon of San Mateo, CA, have expanded their technology partnership.

September 12, 2005

Polyp measurements more accurate in 3D

By Eric Barnes

Three-dimensional endoluminal views of colonic polyps can be measured more accurately than corresponding 2D multiplanar reconstructions (MPRs), according to a report in the September issue of Radiology.

September 5, 2005

Incidental focal findings on FDG PET/CT need follow-up endoscopy

By N. Shivapriya

Incidental focal colonic FDG uptake on PET/CT justifies performing a colonoscopy to detect malignant and premalignant lesions, French researchers have concluded. In a study of 20 patients with 21 areas of focal colonic uptake on routine PET/CT scans, the researchers found clinically significant lesions in 75% of the patients and 67% of the FDG findings.

September 5, 2005

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