Gastrointestinal Radiology: Page 52

CT colonography screening bill reintroduced in House
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) and co-sponsor Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) have reintroduced HR 991, the CT Colonography Screening for Colorectal Cancer Act.
March 10, 2013
Prone-supine matching algorithm shows high accuracy in CTC
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - U.K. researchers have developed an accurate matching algorithm to deal with the gnarly problem of integrating prone and supine CT colonography (CTC) datasets, according to a presentation at ECR 2013.
March 10, 2013
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GI radiologists prepare for new era of personalized medicine
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Gastrointestinal (GI) imaging looks poised to make another quantum leap forward in the years ahead, as the field develops beyond simply anatomical imaging, embracing increasingly functional and quantitative techniques, according to speakers at Saturday's special focus session on GI imaging at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
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Keep aware of DWI capacity of new MRI systems
By Becky McCall
VIENNA - Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is viewed increasingly as an essential tool for detecting liver metastases, but experts said they would welcome improvements in signal-to-noise ratio, as well as better image resolution and sequences, among other developments, in Friday's state-of-the-art symposium on the abdomen at ECR 2013.
March 8, 2013
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Ga-68 DOTATOC PET/MRI tops PET/CT for staging neuroendocrine tumors
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Researchers from University Hospital Essen in Germany have shown the feasibility of whole-body staging of patients with neuroendocrine tumors with PET/MRI and the radiotracer gallium-68 (Ga-68) DOTATOC, and with greater reliability than PET/CT, in a preliminary study presented Friday at ECR 2013.
March 7, 2013
Interventional techniques improve outcomes in colorectal liver metastases
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Imaging is the mainstay of colorectal liver metastasis management. Although colorectal liver metastasis is one of the top causes of cancer death, patient prognosis has improved dramatically due to improved collaboration between oncology and radiology.
March 6, 2013
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Surgery plus RT works best for metastatic gastric cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients with metastatic gastric cancer face a grim prognosis, but those who undergo surgery followed by radiation therapy (RT) may have the best chance of longer survival, according to a study published online January 29 in Cancer.
March 3, 2013
Longer US surveillance intervals fine for men with small AAAs
By Erik L. Ridley
The majority of men with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) can be followed at longer ultrasound surveillance intervals than are typically used in current AAA screening programs, according to a meta-analysis to be published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
February 25, 2013
Radiation plus surgery boosts rectal cancer survival
By Eric Barnes
Combined treatment with radiotherapy and surgery is only an option in the treatment guidelines, but patients with advanced rectal or rectosigmoid cancer live longer when they receive both, according to a presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.
February 13, 2013
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Navidea announces U.S. clinical trial partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has entered into an agreement with Maimonides Medical Center in New York City to investigate the utility of its Lymphoseek product in lymphatic mapping procedures for colorectal cancer.
February 3, 2013
ACR releases LI-RADS updates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has released the latest version of its Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) to standardize terminology and criteria in the interpretation and reporting of imaging examinations of the liver.
February 3, 2013
Study lists 7 factors showing need for CT in pediatric trauma
By Eric Barnes
California researchers who examined more than 12,000 children who had blunt abdominal trauma have identified seven factors that necessitate a CT scan in the emergency department, according to a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
January 31, 2013
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