Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 44

Monoenergetic reconstruction tool boosts pancreatic tumor conspicuity
By Eric Barnes
Monday, December 1 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSC04-01 | Room E353AIn pancreatic cancer imaging, conventional methods produce only very faint enhancement differences. Researchers from Germany are finding pancreatic lesions much easier to see using a monoenergetic reconstruction algorithm plus dual-source CT.
November 3, 2014
Single- vs. dual-energy abdominal CT: Which has the lowest dose?
By Eric Barnes
Sunday, November 30 | 11:45 a.m.-11:55 a.m. | SSA06-07 | Room E353ATriple-phase liver exams are a good way to evaluate CT dose. But which generates the lowest doses: single- or dual-source scanning? This study compared dose levels in 45 patients who had undergone the exam on different occasions with different scanners.
November 3, 2014
Radiology report analysis may expand understanding of disease
By Erik L. Ridley
Tuesday, December 2 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ13-06 | Room S402ABResearchers from Massachusetts General Hospital will report on how natural language processing analysis of radiology reports may offer insight into the varying clinical courses of different genotypes of colon cancer.
November 2, 2014
Informatics tool, EMR search probe questions about CIN
By Erik L. Ridley
Sunday, November 30 | 10:55 a.m.-11:05 a.m. | SSA11-02 | Room S403AIn this talk, researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin will share how they used an open-source informatics framework to investigate the hot topic of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
November 2, 2014
Cellectar highlights PLOS One study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cellectar Biosciences said that a new study published in PLOS One found that its phospholipid ether analog agents showed efficacy for detecting colorectal cancer.
October 15, 2014
Survey: Patients unfazed by false positives on CTC exams
By Eric Barnes
In a new survey, patients said they believe the benefits of having a malignancy detected on colon screening exams more than outweigh the drawbacks of a false positive, even if it would lead to unnecessary imaging or invasive follow-up, according to an article published in the October issue of Radiology.
September 23, 2014
MRI tracks therapeutic cells in cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers have developed a perfluorocarbon tracing agent and used it to track therapeutic cells injected into colon cancer patients with MRI, according to a new report in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.
September 21, 2014
Telik scores $1.5M contract for PET agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Telik has received a $1.5 million contract to continue the development of a PET imaging agent to detect and assess pancreatic cancer.
September 3, 2014
ACR cries foul as DNA test beats CTC to Medicare approval
By Eric Barnes
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is crying foul after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently approved a stool DNA test for colorectal cancer screening -- as reimbursement for CT colonography (CTC) continues to languish.
August 27, 2014
Ultrasound elastography accurately predicts fibrosis
By Erik L. Ridley
Real-time shear-wave elastography isn't just effective for assessing fibrosis in patients with hepatitis C. It also performs well in a broader patient population with diffuse liver disease, according to research published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 27, 2014
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JAMA IM: Older high-risk patients still getting cancer screenings
By Wayne Forrest
A substantial number of patients 65 years or older with limited life expectancy still receive routine screenings for cancer, despite the fact that they are unlikely to benefit from treatment procedures, according to a study published online August 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
August 19, 2014
Algorithm cuts CT use for appendicitis in children
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new diagnostic algorithm for children with suspected appendicitis can significantly reduce the use of CT, according to a study in Surgery.
July 31, 2014
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