Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 24

Writing on the wall

RSNA exhibitors use many innovative techniques to get the attention of meeting attendees.

December 3, 2019

Minnies award

Aidoc Co-founder and CEO Elad Walach accepts the Minnie award for Best New Radiology Software from AuntMinnie.com CEO Craig Overpeck and Senior Editor Erik Ridley.

December 2, 2019

SuperSonic to debut quantification tools at RSNA 2019

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound equipment manufacturer SuperSonic Imagine will be debuting three new quantitative liver ultrasound applications at the upcoming RSNA 2019 meeting in Chicago.

November 25, 2019

MRI scoring system could predict liver transplant need

By Wayne Forrest

European researchers have developed a functional liver imaging score that uses gadoxetic acid-enhanced MRI to help predict which patients with advanced chronic liver disease might need a transplant or are at greater risk of mortality, according to a study published online November 19 in Radiology.

November 20, 2019

Can EHR prompts improve cancer screening rates?

By Abraham Kim

Programming the hospital electronic health record (EHR) system to notify clinicians if and when patients are due for breast or colorectal cancer screening exams increased the exam ordering rate, but not the screening completion rate, in a new study published online November 15 in JAMA Network Open.

November 14, 2019

New method estimates postsurgical AAA rupture risk on CTA

By Abraham Kim

A new biomechanics technique can estimate the long-term prognosis of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) after surgical repair by analyzing CT angiography (CTA) scans, according to an article recently published online in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.

November 14, 2019

Spleen elastography detects esophageal varices

By Kate Madden Yee

Friday, December 6 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SST03-07 | E352Spleen elastography is an effective, less invasive way to detect and assess esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis, enabling these patients to start immediate treatment with beta-blockers, according to research to be presented Friday morning.

November 10, 2019

Math model optimizes CT radiation for liver cancer

By Abraham Kim

Wednesday, December 4 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSK18-01 | Room E353CResearchers from Duke University have developed a mathematical model that can calculate the ideal CT radiation dose for liver cancer detection by weighing the potential harms of CT radiation against the risk of an incorrect diagnosis.

November 6, 2019

MR elastography aids characterization of liver disease

By Wayne Forrest

Tuesday, December 3 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSG05-06 | Room E351A group from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, has found that MR elastography can differentiate between two types of liver disease: noncirrhotic and cirrhotic portal hypertension.

November 5, 2019

Radiomics can assess metastatic liver disease treatment

By Erik L. Ridley

Sunday, December 1 | 11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. | SSA08-08 | Room S104ARadiomics and machine learning can accurately assess treatment response for liver metastases in breast cancer patients, according to this scientific presentation.

November 3, 2019

Tomoelastography characterizes liver lesions

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Tomoelastography -- an MRI technique that enables visualization of the mechanical properties of tumors -- can accurately distinguish between benign and malignant liver lesions, according to research from Germany published online September 24 in Cancer Research.

October 29, 2019

Contrast US biomarkers predict cancer in liver nodules

By Kate Madden Yee

Biomarkers derived from contrast-enhanced ultrasound scans -- such as differences in the arrival time of contrast -- can help predict whether cirrhotic nodules will convert to liver cancer, according to a study published online October 23 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

October 27, 2019

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