Molecular Imaging: Page 70

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By Wayne Forrest

March 28, 2016

Without PET, CT falls short in finding metastases

By Wayne Forrest

Using PET/CT as the reference standard, German researchers have found significant deficiencies with CT alone for the detection of bone marrow metastases in patients with malignant melanoma, according to a study published in the April issue of the European Journal of Radiology.

March 28, 2016

PET/CT after therapy avoids surgery for head, neck cancer

By Wayne Forrest

Using PET/CT scans to assess response to therapy can help patients with head and neck cancer avoid invasive post-treatment surgery to remove any remaining cancer cells, according to a U.K. study published online 23 March in the New England Journal of Medicine.

March 23, 2016

PET/MRI support grows, but jury's still out on its clinical value

By Timothy Spence

It remains to be seen whether the combination of MRI and PET will overtake the more established PET/CT, but specialists at King's College London see the emerging hybrid imaging system as a powerful new tool in evaluating disease. They think the coupling of the two techniques could be part of a "paradigm shift" in cancer imaging, and in the future it may play a central role in diagnosing and treating neurological and cardiac diseases.

March 4, 2016

Video from ECR 2016: Thomas Beyer on Europe's newest society

VIENNA - Launching at ECR 2016, the European Society for Hybrid Imaging (ESHI) has already signed up more than 150 members. Thomas Beyer, PhD, is the ESHI treasurer. In an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com, he reveals why the new society is necessary and discusses other key developments in hybrid imaging.

March 1, 2016

Industry must act to overcome artifacts and distortions

By Timothy Spence

Hybrid imaging systems provide powerful tools for the detection and surveillance of disease, but manufacturers have been slow to provide the software that can help physicians recognize and interpret artifacts, a leading pioneer in the field believes.

March 1, 2016

Riklund prepares to enter uncharted territory at ECR 2016

By Philip Ward

Outside of radiology, Dr. Katrine Åhlström Riklund, PhD, loves boating and barbecuing at her family summer house. But she will soon enter virgin territory when a new society is unveiled at ECR 2016. In this exclusive interview, she describes her department and looks ahead to the congress in Vienna.

February 23, 2016

EANM renames molecular imaging committee

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) said it has changed the name of the Translational Molecular Imaging Committee to the Translational Molecular Imaging & Therapy Committee.

February 15, 2016

Medibord develops PET/MRI overlay

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiation therapy positioning device developer Medibord has developed an overlay for the Biograph mMR PET/MRI scanner from Siemens Healthcare.

February 8, 2016

How to select targets for Tc-99m production

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Radioisotope technetium-99m (Tc-99m) is traditionally obtained via the decay of molybdenum-99, which is produced in a small number of aging nuclear reactors. The fragility of this supply line has prompted the investigation of alternative manufacturing methods.

February 8, 2016

PET, MRI find link between TBI and Alzheimer's

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A combination of PET and MRI scans suggests that people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) may have buildup of the plaques related to Alzheimer's disease in their brains, according to a new study published online February 3 in Neurology.

February 2, 2016

Eckert & Ziegler expands drug development efforts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler is expanding its support for nuclear medicine-related drug development through a collaboration with Curasight.

February 2, 2016

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