Nuclear Medicine

PET/CT Imaging Using New Tracing Agent Could Become ‘Gold Standard’ Test for Prostate Cancer Detection
A new study indicates that PET/CT imaging, utilizing a novel tracer, is more effective at determining the extent of prostate cancer in intermediate and high-risk cases compared to traditional MRI. More...03 Jul 2024

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PET/CT Superior at Lesion Detection for Head and Neck Paragangliomas than Gold Standard MRI
A new imaging technique offers a more precise differentiation between residual or recurrent tumors and post-surgical scar tissue in patients with head and neck paragangliomas, outperforming the gold standard MRI method. More...27 Jun 2024

New Radiotracer Generates High Quality and Readily Interpretable Images of Cardiac Amyloidosis
A newly developed radiotracer can produce high-quality, easily interpretable images of cardiac amyloidosis, a progressive and incurable condition that is often referred to as the "Alzheimer’s disease of the heart." More...24 Jun 2024
New AI Tool Accurately Detects Six Different Cancer Types on Whole-Body PET/CT Scans
A novel AI method has been shown to accurately identify six different types of cancer in whole-body PET/CT scans and also automatically quantify tumor burden, which can help in assessing patient risk, predicting responses to treatment, and estimating survival probabilities. More...13 Jun 2024

In Other News
New PET Biomarker Predicts Success of Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy
New PET Agent Rapidly and Accurately Visualizes Lesions in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Patients
Radiation Therapy Computed Tomography Solution Boosts Imaging Accuracy
New Imaging Technique Monitors Inflammation Disorders without Radiation Exposure
PET/MRI Improves Diagnostic Accuracy for Prostate Cancer Patients
New SPECT/CT Technique Could Change Imaging Practices and Increase Patient Access
New Radiotheranostic System Detects and Treats Ovarian Cancer Noninvasively
AI System Automatically and Reliably Detects Cardiac Amyloidosis Using Scintigraphy Imaging
Early 30-Minute Dynamic FDG-PET Acquisition Could Halve Lung Scan Times
New Method for Triggering and Imaging Seizures to Help Guide Epilepsy Surgery
Radioguided Surgery Accurately Detects and Removes Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Prostate Cancer Patients
Novel Radiotracer Lights up PET Scan for Earlier Disease Detection
New PET Tracer Detects Inflammatory Arthritis Before Symptoms Appear
AI Predicts Brain Cancer Survivors within Eight-Months of Radiotherapy Using MRI Scan
Novel PET Tracer Enhances Lesion Detection in Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Novel PET/CT Technique Accurately Diagnoses Adrenal Gland Disorder
PET/CT Predicts Brain Tumors in Melanoma Patients
Pioneering Full-Body MRI Device Tracks Moving Tumors in Real-Time During Proton Therapy
Targeted Therapy Delivers Radiation Directly To Cells in Hard-To-Treat Cancers
New PET Tracer Noninvasively Identifies Cancer Gene Mutation for More Precise Diagnosis
Algorithm Predicts Prostate Cancer Recurrence in Patients Treated by Radiation Therapy
Novel PET Imaging Tracer Noninvasively Identifies Cancer Gene Mutation for More Precise Diagnosis
Ultrafast Laser Technology to Improve Cancer Treatment
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.






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