Nuclear Radiology: Page 34

U.K. awards Kromek 1.6M pounds for molecular breast imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. innovation agency Innovate UK has awarded radiation detection technology firm Kromek a contract worth 1.4 million pounds for a three-year program to deliver a low-dose molecular breast imaging system based on the company's cadmium zine telluride SPECT detectors.

April 22, 2018

EANM seeks new members for drug development committee

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) is searching for new members to serve on its drug development committee.

April 10, 2018

Novel PET agent could advance neurological imaging

By Wayne Forrest

Swiss and German researchers have obtained promising results with a novel PET imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatment for people with various neurological diseases. The preclinical study was published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 2, 2018

New treatment strategies give hope to patients with MSK tumors

By Katharina Miedzinska

In today's Special Focus Session, experts provided an update on imaging modalities, treatment strategies, and therapy monitoring in patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) tumors, aiming to raise awareness of how multimodality imaging can influence therapeutic balancing between tumor control and quality of life.

March 3, 2018

Video from ECR 2018: Thomas Beyer on hybrid imaging

VIENNA - The successful clinical implementation of hybrid imaging in Europe still appears to be a long way off. Major challenges remain, particularly in terms of training and education and also the availability of equipment. Thomas Beyer, PhD, MBA, professor of physics of medical imaging at the Medical University of Vienna, speaks about an extensive new survey that sheds light on the issues to be resolved.

March 2, 2018

Extremity PET/CT scans unnecessary for melanoma patients

By Wayne Forrest

VIENNA - To save time and spare melanoma patients from additional radiation exposure, researchers are recommending that clinicians bypass imaging upper and lower extremities in whole-body FDG-PET/CT scans. The findings were presented on Thursday at ECR 2018.

March 1, 2018