Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 139

Visualizing bile leaks, CT predicts need for trauma intervention

CHICAGO - Bile leaks are a complication of blunt liver trauma, and determining which liver lacerations warrant surgery is critical work. But location may be more important than size when it comes to managing liver lacerations, according to a study presented Monday at the RSNA meeting.

November 28, 2004

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Presurgical imaging for appendicitis needed for young women, but not men

CHICAGO - Young males do not require imaging to accurately diagnosis acute appendicitis, but young women require imaging with ultrasound, according to a new evidence-based multimodality algorithm developed by researchers at Boston University Medical Campus in Massachusetts.

November 28, 2004

Vital Images builds partnerships

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Three-dimensional-software developer Vital Images has signed a technical integration agreement with image management technology provider Stentor, and has also added deals with Mirada Solutions and Medicsight.

November 23, 2004

Median gets 4 million euro boost

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

French computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Median Technologies has raised 4 million euros ($5.2 million U.S.) in a second round of financing.

November 23, 2004

Medicsight notches distribution trifecta

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image analysis software developer Medicsight has signed letters of intent with Agfa HealthCare and Viatronix, and a commercial agreement with Vital Images for global distribution of its medical imaging software.

November 23, 2004

Siemens launches VC software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions will introduce its syngo Colonography with PEV (polyp-enhanced viewing) software at this month's RSNA show.

November 23, 2004

Study finds high sensitivity in prepless VC

An important new study from Italy bodes well for virtual colonoscopy. In fact, it's good news for anyone who might be willing to undergo colorectal cancer screening if it weren't for the uncomfortable bowel prep.

November 22, 2004

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VC billing: Still hazy after all these years

Today's rules for virtual colonoscopy billing seem to defy the laws of logic, not to mention the art of medicine. But there is evidence that a sufficiently motivated practitioner can follow the rules and still manage to get paid once in a while.

November 18, 2004

Success begets growing role for CT enteroclysis

CT enteroclysis is proving to be a fast, accurate, and relatively easy alternative to x-ray enteroclysis, fluoroscopic barium small-bowel follow-through (SBFT), and other small-bowel exams.

November 17, 2004

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Viatronix

Viatronix will show the fruits of its efforts to add a PACS interface and computer-aided detection (CAD) functionality to its V3D Colon virtual colonoscopy analysis software.

November 17, 2004

Virtual colonoscopy picks up flat lesions

Flat lesions are not a significant drawback for virtual colonoscopy, according to researchers from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and the U.S. Department of Defense, who found that sensitivity for flat morphology was comparable to that of pedunculated lesions.

November 14, 2004

Laxative-free VC appears promising

Virtual colonoscopy providers have long envisioned a future without cathartic bowel cleansing. In a newly published study, researchers from Belgium experimented with a completely laxative-free regimen consisting of fecal tagging and a low-residue diet, with promising results.

November 9, 2004

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