Molecular Imaging: Page 13

German group uses PET to predict survival in brain tumor cases

New research from LMU University Hospital in Munich has found that PET imaging helps clinicians predict survival outcomes for patients with brain tumors. The study findings were published on 3 August in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 8, 2023

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EANM announces birthday celebration plans

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) will celebrate its 38th birthday on 6 September, and it's urging everybody to celebrate the nuclear medicine community's achievements.

August 1, 2023

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Dutch team puts focus on ethical aspects of Alzheimer's disease

Is it acceptable to communicate results of Alzheimer's disease PET scans to patients without cognitive symptoms? Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have explored this tricky question, and their results suggest the practice causes no harm.

July 30, 2023

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Ratio Therapeutics highlights first patient treated in FAPI-PET trial

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Ratio Therapeutics, in collaboration with Lantheus and PharmaLogic, has dosed the first patient in a phase I study investigating a novel fibroblast activated protein inhibitor (FAPI)-targeted radiopharmaceutical for PET imaging.

July 20, 2023

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ESR and EIBIR welcome new leadership

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research (EIBIR) are welcoming new leadership members to the respective organizations.

July 17, 2023

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Team Turku evaluates how male orgasms activate opioid system

The use of PET and functional MR imaging can help improve treatments for men with sexual disorders by boosting our understanding of how orgasms activate the brain's opioid system, investigators from Finland have found.

July 17, 2023

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Is PSMA PET/CT cost-effective for primary staging?

PET/CT scans in patients with prostate cancer may increase costs in both Europe and the U.S., yet these costs may be reasonably low compared to the potential expenses of an inaccurate diagnosis, a recent study has found.

July 16, 2023

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Siemens opens innovation center in Erlangen

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has opened a new center in Erlangen, Germany, focused on fostering collaborations among clinical and academic partners, as well as other companies and startups.

July 11, 2023

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Affibody completes pilot study of new PET radiotracer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Affibody reported results from the first 10 patients to undergo PET imaging with its gallium-68 ABY-025 tracer for detecting breast cancer.

July 2, 2023

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SNMMI congress hosts almost 8K delegates

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) hosted nearly 8,000 physicians, technologists, pharmacists, laboratory professionals, and scientists at its 2023 annual meeting held in Chicago.

June 29, 2023

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PET/MRI indicates link between brain receptors and obesity

PET/MRI has shown neuroreceptors in the brains of obese people appear to respond differently to food cues, a German group noted on 27 June at the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging annual meeting.

June 29, 2023

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RCR makes changes to examination format

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has made amendments to the Part 2B (Oncology) examination as part of the college's quality assurance measures.

June 29, 2023

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