Molecular Imaging: Page 102

Definiens enhances its analysis software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Imaging software developer Definiens has added stereological analysis methods to its software release Tissue Studio 3.5 for random sampling and analysis of histological samples.

March 18, 2012

MRI with PET proves cost-effective for high-grade gliomas

By Wayne Forrest

The combined use of MRI and PET appears to be superior to and more cost-effective than the use of MRI alone in surgical therapy planning for high-grade gliomas, German researchers found in a study published online on 14 March in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

March 18, 2012

Philips announces 1st PET/MR in Nordic region

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare is announcing the official opening of the Turku PET Centre at Turku University Hospital in Finland, where the first whole-body PET/MR scanner in the Nordic region is now in operation.

March 8, 2012

PET/MR performs well in assessing pulmonary masses

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - PET/MR is a feasible technique that yields diagnostic image quality in evaluating lung masses, according to results presented at a Monday scientific session of the European Congress of Radiology.

March 4, 2012

Molecular imaging: Researcher forsees application in myocardial failure

By Mélisande Rouger

In a dedicated minicourse on Monday at the European Congress of Radiology, a panel of experts will show that molecular imaging can -- and soon could -- offer improvements in the efficiency of treatment.

March 4, 2012

Atherosclerosis markers can unravel paradox of Churchill et al

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Winston Churchill smoked heavily and was overweight, yet he lived to the age of 90. Others live healthily and die well before 60. Emerging techniques for diagnosing atherosclerosis promise to explain this apparent contradiction and make medicine more patient-specific.

March 3, 2012

Functional breast techniques receive cautious vote of confidence

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR mammography is a sensitive method for detecting breast cancer because it highlights tumor vasculature, but diagnostic results may vary depending on reader experience. Diffusion-weighted imaging and MR spectroscopy aim to address this issue, and are continuing to show promise, according to a refresher course at the European Congress of Radiology.

February 29, 2012

CT perfusion plus PET/CT aids lung cancer diagnosis

By Eric Barnes

Adding CT perfusion scans to routine PET/CT offers critical new information about tumor viability that can improve staging and management noninvasively in patients with suspected lung cancer, according to a study from Italy.

February 28, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

February 26, 2012

Study: Don't overlook radioisotope imaging in cardiac cases

By Philip Ward

Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion scanning is still an excellent tool in assessing myocardial function when compared with more modern cardiac imaging modalities and should not be ignored, U.K. researchers from the Royal London Hospital have found.

February 26, 2012

Choline-PET/CT changes prostate cancer treatment plans

By Wayne Forrest

Swiss researchers have found that PET/CT scans with the radiopharmaceutical choline can change treatment plans for certain patients with recurrent prostate cancer. Study results showed that choline-PET/CT significantly affected therapy management.

February 13, 2012

Positron signs Sr-82 deal with Russian firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Manhattan Isotope Technology, a subsidiary of PET developer Positron, has signed an agreement with the Institute for Nuclear Research of Troitsk, Russia, to collaborate on the production of strontium-82 (Sr-82).

February 6, 2012

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