FAPI-PET detects rare tumor in COVID-19 patient January 30, 2023 -- German doctors have reported finding a rare tenosynovial giant cell tumor in a COVID-19 patient's thigh using gallium-68 fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET imaging, according to a case published January 26 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.Read More
PET/CT radiomics could help select patients for immunotherapy January 26, 2023 -- A PET/CT-based radiomics model appears promising for preselecting patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who may benefit from immunotherapy, according to a study published online January 22 in EJNMMI Research.Read More
PET shows unique lung inflammation due to e-cigarettes January 24, 2023 -- Researchers have performed the first PET imaging study in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users, and the findings point to a unique inflammatory response due to vaping, they suggest.Read More
PSMA-PET matches MRI, beats CT in diagnosing liver cancer January 23, 2023 -- Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT appears equivalent to MRI and better than CT in diagnosing liver tumors in patients undergoing surveillance imaging, according to a group of Australian researchers.Read More
Evidence supports surveillance imaging in patients with HNC January 13, 2023 -- In one of the only large-scale studies on the issue, researchers have shown that surveillance imaging in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) saves lives, according to a study published online January 10 in Radiology.Read More
MRI, PET boost central nervous system disease treatment discovery January 12, 2023 -- Neuroimaging modalities such as MRI, PET, and SPECT have key roles to play in clinical trials that explore the diagnosis and treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression, and schizophrenia, according to a paper published January 6 in Drug Discovery Today.Read More
A Nobel prize for PET imaging could well be on the cards in the years ahead, but identifying the most deserving recipient(s) is no simple task, Prof. Hans Ringertz revealed during ECR 2022. Read more