Nuclear Radiology: Page 38

PET is center of attention at U.K. Alzheimer's conference

By Wayne Forrest

While PET can accurately detect or exclude Alzheimer's disease by imaging beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, the modality is underutilized in clinical care, according to research presented this week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London.

July 18, 2017

British Nuclear Medicine Society sends Brexit warning

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Nuclear Medicine Society is cautioning that Brexit could have a serious adverse effect on the availability of radioactive isotopes for patient healthcare and medical research.

July 16, 2017

Radiotherapy boost based on PET not always helpful

By Wayne Forrest

Selectively increasing radiotherapy dose in tumor areas with significant uptake of the PET radiotracer F-18 fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) does not necessarily improve outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer patients, according to a phase II study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

July 12, 2017

RCR warns over post-Brexit radioisotope access

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is seriously concerned about continued access to radioisotopes if the U.K. leaves the European Atomic Energy Community treaty as a result of Brexit.

July 11, 2017

Why Brexit may cause severe radioisotope shortages

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Deep concerns are emerging among imaging and oncology specialists that Brexit and the U.K.'s subsequent withdrawal from the European Atomic Energy Community treaty will have a huge impact on nuclear medicine services. Unless issues are resolved soon, cancer patients will suffer, they say.

July 11, 2017

DOPA-PET can alter brain tumor therapy decisions

By Wayne Forrest

The use of the radiopharmaceutical fluorine-18 dihydroxyphenylalanine (F-18 DOPA) with PET imaging can lead to beneficial changes in management plans for patients with brain tumors, according to a study presented by French researchers at the recent Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging meeting.

July 10, 2017

PET agent could advance blood clot imaging

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German researchers are developing an imaging method that uses a ligand labeled with F-18 to target glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptors, potentially improving the visualization of blood clots in veins and arteries, according to a preclinical study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

July 6, 2017

Horizon 2020 Medirad project launches

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Horizon 2020 Medirad project on implications of medical low-dose radiation exposure has launched, coordinated by the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research.

June 27, 2017

Stem cell microscopy software corrects artifacts

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Helmholtz Zentrum München in Germany have developed software designed to correct artifacts such as shadows or changes in the background when viewing stem cells.

June 20, 2017

German team wins SNMMI Image of the Year award

By Wayne Forrest

The U.S. Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) on 14 June awarded its Image of the Year to German researchers who used PET/CT followed by fluorescence-guided surgery to demonstrate how dual-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitors based on PSMA-11 enhance preoperative staging of metastatic prostate cancer.

June 18, 2017

SNMMI Image of the Year awarded to German researchers

By Wayne Forrest

DENVER - The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) on Wednesday awarded its Image of the Year to researchers who used PET/CT followed by fluorescence-guided surgery to demonstrate how dual-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitors based on PSMA-11 enhance preoperative staging of metastatic prostate cancer.

June 18, 2017

U.K. releases DRLs for hybrid imaging

By Rebekah Moan

A new U.K.-wide survey of radiation dose administered in a broad range of PET/CT and SPECT/CT imaging procedures has resulted in diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for six common examinations, including cardiac and bone SPECT/CT.

June 15, 2017

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