Medical Imaging News

Optical and PET/CT activity-based probes could ...

Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated for the first time the use of a dual optical and PET/CT activity-based probe to detect atherosclerotic plaques. The study is published in the...

Optical and PET/CT activity-based probes could ...

Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated for the first time the use of a dual optical and PET/CT activity-based probe to detect atherosclerotic plaques. The study is published in the...

Defining optimal tracer activities in pediatric...

A simulation study evaluating the quality of whole-body PET/MR images of paediatric cancer patients shows that the amount of PET tracer administered can be significantly reduced while still obtaining diagnostic...

Defining optimal tracer activities in pediatric...

A simulation study evaluating the quality of whole-body PET/MR images of paediatric cancer patients shows that the amount of PET tracer administered can be significantly reduced while still obtaining diagnostic...

PET/CT worth extra radiation for those with hig...

While combination PET/CT imaging is one of the best ways to detect lung cancer, some are concerned about patient dose when using the modality on a large scale. However, researchers...

PET/CT worth extra radiation for those with hig...

While combination PET/CT imaging is one of the best ways to detect lung cancer, some are concerned about patient dose when using the modality on a large scale. However, researchers...

PET, MRI may aid prostate cancer treatment

Using carbon-11 (C-11) choline PET and multiparametric MRI, Mayo Clinic researchers may have found a way to improve postsurgery treatment of patients with recurrent prostate cancer, according to a study...

PET, MRI may aid prostate cancer treatment

Using carbon-11 (C-11) choline PET and multiparametric MRI, Mayo Clinic researchers may have found a way to improve postsurgery treatment of patients with recurrent prostate cancer, according to a study...

Crisis or Opportunity? Tc-99m Shortage May Open...

Uncertainty about the supply of the radiopharmaceutical tracer isotope technetium-99m (Tc-99m) has cardiologists exploring a variety of options for imaging. {read more here}

Crisis or Opportunity? Tc-99m Shortage May Open...

Uncertainty about the supply of the radiopharmaceutical tracer isotope technetium-99m (Tc-99m) has cardiologists exploring a variety of options for imaging. {read more here}

Dopamine, facial recognition connected, shows s...

A link between the dopamine neurotransmitter system in the brain and an individual’s ability to recognize faces has been uncovered by new research.  Using a combination of functional magnetic resonance...

Dopamine, facial recognition connected, shows s...

A link between the dopamine neurotransmitter system in the brain and an individual’s ability to recognize faces has been uncovered by new research.  Using a combination of functional magnetic resonance...