Medical Imaging News

PET/CT-guided therapy improves survival in aggr...

Authors of a recent study reported improved survival in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) whose first-line therapy was guided by PET/CT instead of CT alone. {read more here}

PET/CT-guided therapy improves survival in aggr...

Authors of a recent study reported improved survival in patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) whose first-line therapy was guided by PET/CT instead of CT alone. {read more here}

New PET tracer identified for imaging Tau in Al...

In the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and the search for effective treatments, tau tangles in the brain have joined amyloid build-up as markers of the disease and potential therapy targets....

New PET tracer identified for imaging Tau in Al...

In the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and the search for effective treatments, tau tangles in the brain have joined amyloid build-up as markers of the disease and potential therapy targets....

Motion correction technique aids PET thoracic i...

To combat poor image results from patient motion in cardiac PET scans, researchers from the U.S. and U.K. have developed an automated retrospective image reconstruction method that greatly reduces the...

Motion correction technique aids PET thoracic i...

To combat poor image results from patient motion in cardiac PET scans, researchers from the U.S. and U.K. have developed an automated retrospective image reconstruction method that greatly reduces the...

Imaging protocol [PET] assesses molecular mecha...

Dr. Arvind Parmar, Dr. Giancarlo Pascali and Dr. Orazio Vittorio of CCI led the development of a new PET imaging protocol using small quantity of the radioactive form of copper...

Imaging protocol [PET] assesses molecular mecha...

Dr. Arvind Parmar, Dr. Giancarlo Pascali and Dr. Orazio Vittorio of CCI led the development of a new PET imaging protocol using small quantity of the radioactive form of copper...

Parkinson's therapy creates new brain circuits ...

In the study, Dr. Eidelberg and his team analyzed metabolic PET scans from 15 Parkinson's disease patients who received the gene therapy and 20 who were randomized to sham surgery...

Parkinson's therapy creates new brain circuits ...

In the study, Dr. Eidelberg and his team analyzed metabolic PET scans from 15 Parkinson's disease patients who received the gene therapy and 20 who were randomized to sham surgery...

How effective is PET/MRI for rectal cancer?

Researchers from Brazil found that the hybrid modality outperformed more conventional imaging options by detecting more lesions and better assessing the spread of disease. PET/MRI also offered "tolerable scan times"...

How effective is PET/MRI for rectal cancer?

Researchers from Brazil found that the hybrid modality outperformed more conventional imaging options by detecting more lesions and better assessing the spread of disease. PET/MRI also offered "tolerable scan times"...