Nuclear Medicine
4D PET/CT Could Produce Inaccurate Tumor Imaging Unless Patient's Respiratory Pattern Highly Stable
A study focused on the effect that breathing irregularities have on the accuracy of 4D PET scans and outlined a PET imaging technique that reduces motion artifacts or image blurring arising from respiratory motion. More...21 Jun 2011
PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Agent Evaluated as Tool to Detect Coronary Artery Disease
PET with the imaging agent flurpiridaz F18 has the potential to be a new clinical tool for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion that may better evaluate patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. More...16 Jun 2011
In Other News
Clinical Research Supports Promising Outlook for Low-Dose Molecular Breast Imaging
Software Provides Dual-Modality PET/CT Imaging Direct to the Desktop
Fast Clinical Adoption of Advanced Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery
Improved Contrast Agent Protocols Eliminate New Cases of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
Combining CT, FDG-PET Provides More Accurate, Customized Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
PET-CT Identifies Cognitive Reserve in Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Same-Day PET-Guided Biopsies Rush Preoperative Work-Up for Breast Cancer Patients and Reduce Radiation Exposure
Single-Dose Radiation Treatment Option for Women with Early Breast Cancer
Chinese Agency Approves Image-Guided Radiotherapy System
Intraoperative Radiotherapy May Offer Faster, More Precise Treatment for Breast Cancer
Brachytherapy Applicator Developed for Endometrial Cancer Patients Allows for More Precise Radiation Dose
Positron Emission Mammography-Guided Biopsy Aids Initial Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Presurgical Planning
D-SPECT Cardiac Imaging Technology Developed Using New Nuclear Imaging Modules
PET Imaging Agent Wins Approval in United States
Partnership to Develop Injectable Tracer for Diagnosing, Tumor Surgery
Avoiding Overdiagnosis in Geriatric Imaging
New Image-Guided Radiotherapy Presented at Beijing Exhibition
Technologies Create Inroads for Low Dose BSGI Molecular Breast Imaging
High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Afterloader Supplied to Leading Cancer Hospital in China
US Approval for South Africa-Produced Medical Isotope based on Low-Enriched Uranium
Image-Guided Radiotherapy Technique May Save More Healthy Breast Tissue
Simultaneous MRI, Radiotherapy Technology Offers Precision Targeting
Miniature, Wearable PET Scanner Ready for Use on Lab Rats
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