Molecular Imaging: Page 67

CMR, scintigraphy do more to prevent unnecessary angiography

By Wayne Forrest

When physicians craft treatment plans for patients with suspected angina based on cardiovascular MRI (CMR) and SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging results, the chance of unnecessary angiographies is much less than if care is based on tried-and-tested guidelines, according to U.K. researchers.

September 18, 2016

Bruker to buy Oncovision's preclinical business

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bruker said it has signed an agreement to acquire the preclinical imaging business of Spanish medical technology developer Oncovision. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

September 14, 2016

ESOR, ESHI hold hybrid imaging course

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European School of Radiology (ESOR) and the European Society for Hybrid Medical Imaging (ESHI) held their first Asklepios Course on Hybrid Imaging in Oncology earlier this month.

September 13, 2016

CCTA plus SPECT offer solid long-term prognosis

By Eric Barnes

Patients with positive findings on both coronary CT angiography (CCTA) and SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging are at high risk of cardiac events, while negative results on both exams confer an excellent long-term prognosis, according to researchers from Switzerland.

September 7, 2016

Why we need to move away from taking pictures

By Dr. Marcus Hacker; Gerda Egger, PhD; and Thomas Beyer, PhD

"A picture is worth a thousand words." While that's true for everyday snapshots depicting a friend's smile or landscapes, simple picture taking is no option for medicine. Guest columnists from Austria explain why medical diagnosis cannot rest on a single picture.

September 5, 2016

PET/MRI's future tied to cost, scan time, key applications

By Wayne Forrest

Buoyed by its perceived superiority over PET/CT, early adopters of PET/MRI believe the hybrid modality could be used more often in routine clinical applications within the next five years. However, this trajectory could hit a speed bump.

August 31, 2016

IBA records revenue gains in first half of 2016

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

An increase in sales of its ProteusOne proton therapy system helped Ion Beam Applications (IBA) achieve nearly 20% growth in revenues for the first half of 2016.

August 28, 2016

A clinical take on whole-body dynamic PET

By Tami Freeman, PhD

A U.S.-Swiss research team has developed a promising method for whole-body dynamic PET. Their dynamic PET parametric imaging framework may be of value for commercial PET systems of limited axial field-of-view that are now established in the clinic.

August 25, 2016

ESNM promotes PET/CT training for technologists

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European School of Nuclear Medicine (ESNM) has released a new webinar on PET/CT for technologists.

August 23, 2016

Medical physics: Future directions and current status

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Where is medical physics now, and where might it be in 60 years' time? And what have been the key moments in the evolution of medical physics? These questions were addressed in a symposium at London's Imperial College.

July 28, 2016

Does imaging after thyroid cancer treatment help?

By Erik L. Ridley

Yes, surveillance imaging can identify the recurrence of thyroid cancer in patients who have received treatment. But that doesn't mean the scans will affect patient survival, according to a large retrospective study published online July 21 in BMJ.

July 27, 2016

AuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

July 20, 2016

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