Wayne Forrest[email protected]Clinical NewsFDG-PET/CT can provide valuable esophageal cancer updatesFDG-PET/CT could be very helpful in calculating the risk of developing interval metastasis during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer, and it could lead to other more appropriate restaging modalities for patients.August 27, 2018Clinical NewsGadolinium may enter brain via CSF in humansSwiss researchers have confirmed the presence of gadolinium in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within a few hours of an MRI scan with a macrocyclic gadolinium-based contrast agent. The findings indicate that CSF could be the pathway through which gadolinium enters the brain, they concluded in the September issue of Radiology.August 26, 2018Clinical NewsMRI links lifestyle factors to stroke, dementia riskUsing MRI, researchers found that lifestyle factors can increase the risk of stroke and dementia later in life among young adults with no clinical evidence of cerebrovascular disease and a seemingly healthy cardiovascular risk profile. The study was published in the August 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.August 22, 2018Clinical NewsPrescan tutorial eases patient concerns about PET/CTGiving patients knowledge of what to expect from an upcoming FDG-PET/CT scan can go a long way toward helping them to relax and improving their experience, according to a study published online August 3 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.August 15, 2018Clinical NewsStrongly worded PET/CT reports influence follow-upWhen radiologists use strong, specific follow-up recommendations in FDG-PET/CT reports, referring physicians are more likely to follow their advice -- and find cancers, according to a Dutch study published online July 29 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.August 8, 2018Clinical NewsFLT-PET points toward survival for glioblastoma patientsPET scans with the radiotracer F-18 fluorothymidine (FLT) can help determine which glioblastoma patients have the best chance for longer survival, according to a study published online on July 21 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.July 24, 2018Cardiac ImagingCardiac MRI offers prognosis for hard-to-find infarctionsCardiac MRI can play a critical role in helping to determine which patients suspected of having stable coronary artery disease could have an unrecognized myocardial infarction and an increased risk of an adverse cardiac event, according to a study published online recently in PLOS One.July 18, 2018Clinical NewsC-11-based PET tracer could benefit arthritis patientsCarbon-11 (C-11) PET that targets translocator protein expression in the joint lining tissue of the knee may be a better way to determine the extent of rheumatoid arthritis, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.July 11, 2018Molecular ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Molecular Imaging InsiderJuly 9, 2018Clinical NewsPET finds why some dementia patients live longerA follow-up study by German researchers has pinpointed the presence of frontotemporal lobar degeneration as the determining factor to explain why Alzheimer's patients with amyloid-positive PET scans can outlive patients with negative amyloid results.July 9, 2018Previous PagePage 11 of 46Next PageTop StoriesCTRadiology mourns death of Ireland’s Barry KellyTributes are being paid to Prof. Barry Kelly, an important figure in Irish radiology who played a central role in designing and implementing the ESR’s audit scheme and the European Diploma of Radiology.Artificial IntelligenceAI improves MRI diagnosis of prostate cancerHomeHow can we minimize errors caused by human factors?CTNew advice issued on cardiac CT for prosthetic heart valvesSponsor ContentJoin us 26 June at 6 p.m. CET for a FREE webinar!
