Will Morton[email protected]Molecular ImagingIAEA extends global reach of Rays of Hope cancer initiativeRays of Hope -- the flagship cancer project from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -- has established new "anchor centers" in five countries. The main aim is to increase access to diagnosis and treatment for cancer patients, the agency says.October 1, 2023Clinical NewsHype is over for PET/MRI and it enters new phase, Becker insistsThe hype that has surrounded PET/MRI over recent years has finished and the technique is entering a new phase of its evolution. That's the view of future ESR President Prof. Minerva Becker and her colleague Dr. Valentina Garibotto.September 28, 2023Artificial IntelligenceRadiologists outperform chest x-ray AI in Danish studyRadiologists performed better than four commercially available AI algorithms when diagnosing lung diseases on chest x-rays. The next generation of AI tools may become significantly more powerful, but no fully effective systems exist yet, say the investigators from Copenhagen.September 27, 2023Clinical NewsRare finding detected on PSMA-PET: A nonprostatic lung tumorA group in Australia has described a rare finding during a prostate cancer restaging PET/CT scan -- a pulmonary tumor embolism.September 26, 2023Clinical NewsWhich PET radiotracer tends to work best for prostate cancer imaging?Subtle differences in how prostate-specific membrane antigen-PET radiotracers perform in patients prior to Pluvicto treatment may determine which ones become the future tracers of choice, according to a research team in Germany.September 25, 2023Clinical NewsLow-dose radiation damages DNA in interventional radiologistsLong-term exposure to low-dose radiation can cause DNA damage to lymphocyte cells in interventional radiologists -- but significantly, these doctors don't seem to be vulnerable to an increased risk of leukemia, researchers in Slovakia have reported.September 24, 2023Radiation Oncology/TherapyFAPI-PET/CT may improve treatment of cancer patientsGallium-68 (Ga-68) FAPI-PET/CT imaging -- a highly accurate experimental approach for detecting cancer -- may further improve outcomes for patients undergoing radiation therapy, according to a recent analysis by German researchers.September 19, 2023Clinical NewsPET imaging predicts long-term outcomes in Parkinson's diseasePET brain imaging in individuals with early Parkinson's disease can show which patients are at higher risk of long-term effects, according to a study by researchers from the University of Brescia in Italy.September 17, 2023Artificial IntelligenceCan ChatGPT help prepare patients for PET scans?ChatGPT may be able to act as a substitute for staff advice given to patients about PET/CT scans. That's the key finding posted by a German research group that posed 25 questions to the large-language model-based chatbot.September 17, 2023Clinical NewsPET reveals link between heart health and brain metabolismA PET study suggests that maintaining cardiovascular health during midlife can help reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease later in life. That's the key finding of investigators from the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research in Madrid.September 7, 2023Previous PagePage 2 of 20Next PageTop StoriesMedicolegal issuesHospital doctor gets struck off for serious misconductA U.K. tribunal has recommended erasing a hospital doctor from the medical register for acting dishonestly by performing locum agency work.Organized Radiology IssuesEntire interventional radiology team resigns at Sydney hospitalDigital X-RayAustralia shows the way on DBT radiation dose levelsWomens ImagingType of breast cancer contributes to AI-mammography missesUltrasoundForeign body imaging: X-ray overused, ultrasound underused
