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Routine CT not cost effective prior to laparotomy.(Gynecology)
WASHINGTON -- Performing a routine CT scan before staging laparotomy in patients with endometrial cancer may be an unnecessary expense, regardless of the histology, grade, or stage of the cancer, researchers reported in a poster presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Dr. Sean Rosenbaum and his colleagues at the John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, conducted a retrospective review of 103 patients with endometrial cancer who were being managed by a gynecologic oncologist.
They compared the normal, abnormal, and incidental findings from the CT scan to surgical findings, histology, and grade.
Of the 64 patients who had a preoperative CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis, the histology included 46 adenocarcinomas, 2 adenosquamous carcinomas, 3 adenosarcomas, 11 papillary squamous or clear cell carcinomas, and 2 squamous cell carcinomas. In addition, 45 patients ...
- In the Era of Routine Use of CT Scan for Acute Abdominal Pain, Should All...
- Magazine article from: The American Surgeon Olasky, Jaisa; Moazzez, Ashkan; Barrera, Kaylene; Clarke, Tatyan; Shriki, Jabi; Sohn, Helen J; Katkhouda, Namir; Mason, Rodney J October 1, 2009 700+ words
...acute abdominal pain. CT scan has become the gold standard...may be visualized on a CT scan as well.8, 9 In contrast...to the implementation of routine CT scanning of patients with...acute abdominal pain and a CT scan diagnosis of SBI were identified...
- Is a CT Scan Necessary Prior to LP in Suspected Meningitis?(Clinical report)
- Newspaper article from: Critical Care Alert March 1, 2002 700+ words
Is a CT Scan Necessary Prior to LP in Suspected Meningitis? Abstract &...absence of certain clinical features could predict that the CT scan would be normal. If the CT scan was likely to be normal, it could be avoided in the future...
- CT Scan machine installed in LRH.
- News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International July 20, 2006 700+ words
...Thursday morning formally inaugurated CT Scan machine, installed under endowment fund...hospital were present on the occasion. The CT Scan machine installed at a cost of Rs. 18...deserving patients. At the first phase, CT Scan machine has been installed at KTH while...
- CT Scan
- Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders Arthur, Paul January 1, 2005 700+ words
CT scan Definition Computed tomography (also known as CT, CT scan, CAT, or computerized axial tomography) scans use...by a PET scan with the anatomical image produced by a CT scan. The combined scanning technique enhances a physician...
- Comprehensive Diagnosis of Heart Disease With a Single CT Scan.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 4, 2008 700+ words
...on a single computerized tomographic (CT) scan. The team, led by Balazs Ruzsics, MD...dual-energy" technique. While the CT scan "dissects" the heart into thin layers...This dual- energy technique of the CT scan enables mapping the blood distribution...
- Waterbury, Conn., Hospital Starts Partnership to Offer CT Scan Services.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News November 28, 2001 700+ words
...doctors frequently order patients to get a CT scan, or computerized tomography, to diagnose...like cancer at their earliest onset. A CT scan involves taking multiple X-ray images...to General Electric Co., a maker of CT scan machines, CT scan usage jumped 18 percent...
- CT scan works as well as colonoscopy.(No Scope)
- Magazine article from: Science News Seppa, N. December 6, 2003 700+ words
...s good news: A computed tomography (CT) scan that provides a "virtual colonoscopy...using equipment built into the scope. A CT scan revealing a large polyp triggers a colonoscopy...LaMont say. The price tag for such a CT scan is "still being worked out," says John...
- CT scan at CHK out of order for one month.
- News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International July 18, 2009 700+ words
KARACHI, July 17 (PPI): A CT scan machine at Neuro Surgery Ward of Civil...Superintendent CHK Professor Saeed Qureshi said CT scan could not be rectified, therefore they...department to ensure a new machine. Another CT scan and MRI machines would soon be purchased...