Medical Imaging News

PET Imaging May Predict Drug Response, Survival...

Positron emission tomography (PET)-based molecular imaging biomarkers may predict therapeutic response and survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), researchers say. {read more here}

PET Imaging May Predict Drug Response, Survival...

Positron emission tomography (PET)-based molecular imaging biomarkers may predict therapeutic response and survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), researchers say. {read more here}

Ex-NFL player confirmed as 1st case of CTE in l...

Omalu helped develop and is invested in the diagnostic exam, which uses a radioactive "tracer" called FDDNP to bind to tau proteins in the brain. The tau proteins can then...

Ex-NFL player confirmed as 1st case of CTE in l...

Omalu helped develop and is invested in the diagnostic exam, which uses a radioactive "tracer" called FDDNP to bind to tau proteins in the brain. The tau proteins can then...

Nuke Med [PET] helps diagnose early Alzheimer’s...

Using PET with the radiotracer 18F-florbetapir, researchers in Sweden have found that the topology of amyloid clusters can help tip off clinicians to the presence and progression of Alzheimer’s disease...

Nuke Med [PET] helps diagnose early Alzheimer’s...

Using PET with the radiotracer 18F-florbetapir, researchers in Sweden have found that the topology of amyloid clusters can help tip off clinicians to the presence and progression of Alzheimer’s disease...

Sleep Apnea in Elderly May Boost Risk of Alzhei...

From the total study sample, 104 participated in a two-year longitudinal study that found a correlation between the severity of OSA and an increase in amyloid deposits in the brain....

Sleep Apnea in Elderly May Boost Risk of Alzhei...

From the total study sample, 104 participated in a two-year longitudinal study that found a correlation between the severity of OSA and an increase in amyloid deposits in the brain....

Novel Nuclear Medicine Test [PET] Can Identify ...

German scientists have developed a novel nuclear medicine test that can determine whether a kidney transplant patient has developed infection in the transplanted tissue. The study, which utilizes positron emission...

Novel Nuclear Medicine Test [PET] Can Identify ...

German scientists have developed a novel nuclear medicine test that can determine whether a kidney transplant patient has developed infection in the transplanted tissue. The study, which utilizes positron emission...

CMS Final Rules for 2018: Preliminary Summary o...

Read a summary of CMS rules on Medicare for 2018 that affect nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. There are some tweaks, but no major surprises or changes. Example: the mandate...

CMS Final Rules for 2018: Preliminary Summary o...

Read a summary of CMS rules on Medicare for 2018 that affect nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. There are some tweaks, but no major surprises or changes. Example: the mandate...