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Nuclear Medicine

Improved PET Image Analysis Designed to Optimize Radiotherapy Treatments

A scientist has implemented 12 algorithms to process medical images generated by positron emission tomography. More...
28 Aug 2013

PET Scan Predicts Whether Drugs, Therapy Will Best Treat Depression

A recent pretreatment imaging scanning study of brain activity has forecasted whether depressed patients would best achieve remission with an antidepressant medication or psychotherapy. More...
27 Aug 2013
Image: The Symbia Intevo from Siemens Healthcare integrates SPECT and CT, enabling a high level of image quality and the ability to differentiate between tissue boundaries in bone imaging (Photo courtesy of Siemens Healthcare).

SPECT Technology Developed with High Specificity of CT Scanning, Creating Quantitative Images

An imaging platform has the potential to transform how molecular imaging is performed, fusing the high sensitivity of SPECT with the high specificity of CT. More...
26 Aug 2013
Image: Diffuse bone marrow uptake pattern in 18F-FDG PET/CT. (A and B) Uptake lower than (A) or similar to (B) that in liver was considered negative for BMI. (C) Uptake higher than that in liver was always linked to anemia or inflammatory processes and also considered negative for BMI (Photo courtesy of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging).

PET/CT Better Choice Than Bone Marrow Biopsy for Diagnosis, Prognosis of Lymphoma Patients

A more accurate technique for determining bone marrow involvement in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma has been identified by French researchers. More...
13 Aug 2013
Image: Postdoc Thomas Betzel preparing the synthesis of the newly developed folic acid PET tracer for use on cancer patients (Photo courtesy of Gloria Pla, ETH Zurich).

New PET Imaging Tracer Makes Tumors Visible in High Resolution

An international team of scientists has developed a new compound that enables specific tumor types to be rendered visible in high resolution using PET imaging. More...
31 Jul 2013

PET-CT Imaging Enhances Care of Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Care

New research has concluded that recommending PET-CT)imaging improves staging accuracy and intrathoracic-disease identification, which in turn, leads into an improvement in clinical outcome in these patients. More...
23 Jul 2013

3MP Diagnostic Displays with LED backlights Allows Radiologists to Visualize More Details

New diagnostic displays enhance radiologist performance and productivity by making slight details more perceptible faster, and feature 3MP resolution and using high-bright light-emitting diode backlights. More...
22 Jul 2013
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The Nuclear Medicine channel of MedImaging brings the latest in research and clinical radiotherapy, proton therapy, PET-CT, SPECT, SQUID, radiopharmacology, scintillography, trends and safety concerns.