Laparoscopy
Investigators at Kyoto University, Medical Department have published new data on laparoscopy
Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, June 15th, 2008
According to recent research from Kyoto, Japan, "The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of CT laparoscopy in the detection of superficial metastasis of the liver surface. From April 1, 2007, to July 1, 2007, a total of 34 consecutively registered patients ( 19 men, 15 women; median age, 55 years) with various intraabdominal malignant tumors underwent preoperative CT and composed the study population."
"All patients underwent superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced MRI and portal phase contrast-enhanced 64-MDCT, including CT laparoscopy. CT laparoscopy is a form of volume-rendering 3D imaging of the liver that depicts the liver surface in detail. Among 23...
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