Nuclear Medicine

Enhanced Treatment Assessment for Liver Cancer Using New Imaging Analysis Technique
A study presented at the annual Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago USA has shown that a novel MRI analysis technique can significantly speed up the assessment of the effectiveness of liver cancer treatment compared to existing methods. More...10 Jan 2016


New PET/CT System Addresses Clinical Indications in Oncology, Neurology, and Cardiology
A leading medical imaging manufacturer has launch a new Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography system that enables clinicians to serve a wide range of patients and move into new service areas using commercially available PET tracers. More...30 Dec 2015

Study Reveals Radiologic Procedure Outcomes May Be Affected by Patient Mood
New research shows that patients who experienced a high degree of negative feelings such as distress, fear, or hostility before a radiology procedure have significantly more negative side effects than other patients. More...29 Dec 2015
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First Total-Body PET Scanner Planned for 2017
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Improved Molecular Breast Imaging Screening System Receives CE Marking
Ultrasound Device Increases Breast Cancer Detection Sensitivity
Single PET Scan Could Replace Multiple Modalities in Detecting Blood Clots
Clinical Study Shows Added Value of Amyloid PET Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia
New Imaging Collaboration Could Improve Treatment and Quality of Life of Prostate Cancer Patients
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Hybrid Scanner Using Five Molecular Imaging Techniques Under Development
New PET Tracer Capable of Accurately Pinpointing Life-Threatening Blood Clots
Fast Neutrons Help Produce Medical Isotopes
World’s Smallest Proton Therapy Systems Begin Operation
New Insights into the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's and Dementia Using PET Presented at SNMMI 2015
New Family of CZT-Based SPECT Cameras Launched
Fusion Imaging Improves Surgical Guidance for Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease
Innovative Patient Positioning System for Cancer Treatment Commissioned
New Protein MRI Contrast Agent Developed for Liver Cancer Imaging
Human Prostate Cancer Study Evaluates New Imaging Biomarker
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.