Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 143

VC and gastroenterology: friends in need?
By Eric Barnes
Gastroenterologists lack the resources to screen a burgeoning population of eligible fiftysomethings for colorectal cancer, making virtual colonoscopy a logical adjunct, according to Dr. John Bond, chief of gastroenterology at the Minnesota VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. Even if widespread conventional colonoscopy screening were feasible, he said, not all patients would choose it.
July 15, 2004
PointDx adds to patent portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer PointDx has received an additional notice of allowance for its U.S. patent application 09/635,515, entitled "Method and Computer-Implemented Procedure for Creating Electronic, Multimedia Reports."
July 12, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
Will radiologists and gastroenterologists ever see eye to eye on virtual colonoscopy? Discourse between the two specialties hasn't always been positive. And while gastroenterologists have questioned the accuracy of the virtual exam, radiologists often note that the worst virtual colonoscopy results can be found in gastroenterologist-led studies.
July 11, 2004
MR colonography finds inflammatory bowel disease in kids
By Eric Barnes
Unprepped MR colonography is a promising new tool for assessing inflammatory bowel diseases in children, offering a number of advantages over conventional colonoscopy, according to radiologists at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" in Italy.
July 11, 2004
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Voxar selected for SIGGAR1 VC trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Three-dimensional-software developer Voxar's CT colonography software, Colonscreen, will be used to interpret all virtual colonoscopy studies performed by the Special Interest Group in Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (SIGGAR1) clinical trial in the U.K., according to the Framingham, MA-based firm.
July 7, 2004
Prone, supine, and the moveable colonic polyp
By Eric Barnes
A new study in this month's Radiology suggests that polyps, especially when long or pedunculated, can be mobile, mimicking stool. The researchers, from New York University Medical Center in New York City, looked at the question and found that it actually happens pretty often.
June 15, 2004
E-Z-EM shifts barium manufacturing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In a cost-cutting move, E-Z-EM is moving barium powder production to its manufacturing facility in Montreal.
June 8, 2004
HMO pays for screening virtual colonoscopy
By Eric Barnes
In a major step forward for virtual colonoscopy, a Wisconsin HMO has become what is probably the first private insurer in the U.S. to reimburse screening VC for its members who are 50 and older.
June 3, 2004
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Medical Metrx to provide 3D for clinical trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Vascular imaging software developer Medical Metrx Solutions of West Lebanon, NH, said it would provide imaging and measurement technology for a multiple-center clinical study to predict the risk of potentially fatal ruptures in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
June 2, 2004
AuntMinnie.com Virtual Colonoscopy Radiology Insider
By Eric Barnes
May 31, 2004
Conventional colonoscopy faster, but less complete, than virtual
By Eric Barnes
A technical study by radiologists in Turin, Italy, found that virtual colonoscopy takes a little longer to perform than conventional colonoscopy. But the virtual exam is easier to perform successfully, they said, and offers more complete visualization of the colon.
May 31, 2004
Study shows CyberKnife capabilities with pancreatic cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A study conducted by Stanford University Medical Center researchers in Stanford, CA, concludes that stereotactic radiosurgery is feasible for the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The study was published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology and Biological Physics (Vol. 58:4, pp. 1017-1021).
May 25, 2004
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