Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 25

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

Smokers less likely to undergo medical, screening exams

By Abraham Kim

Current smokers who met the National Lung Screening Trial criteria for CT lung cancer screening were less likely to participate in general medical checkups and colon cancer screening exams than those who did not in a new study, published online October 22 in PLOS One.

October 23, 2019

Elastography helps liver transplant patients avoid biopsy

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound with a shear-wave elastography technique can help liver transplant patients avoid biopsy on follow-up, according to a study published online October 7 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

October 7, 2019

American Indian, Alaska Natives at higher cancer risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

American Indian and Alaska Native people face higher risk of many cancers than their white counterparts, with wide variation among regional groups, according to a study published October 1 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

October 1, 2019

Can AI screen for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease?

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm was able to automatically quantify liver fat on abdominal CT images in a new study, according to research published online September 17 in Radiology. The findings may potentially enable patients who are undergoing CT scans for other indications to also be screened for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

September 19, 2019

ACR debuts patient-oriented educational offerings

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology has acquired the My CT Colonography center online locator tool from Bracco Diagnostics and also launched a free toolkit aimed at helping referring physicians talk to patients about breast screening.

September 18, 2019

Cancer survival improves, but at varying rates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cancer survival rates for esophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung, and ovary cancers have improved at varying degrees over the last 20 years in seven high-income countries with universal healthcare, according to research published online September 11 in the Lancet Oncology journal.

September 11, 2019

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