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FDG-PET uptake linked to risk of acute aortic dissection

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers in Japan have found that uptake of FDG in PET/CT scans of acute aortic dissection is significantly associated with an increased risk of rupture and poor patient outcomes, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 29, 2010

ACRIN awarded NCI contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) has been awarded a contract from the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) to qualify NCI-designated cancer centers in the performance of advanced quantitative imaging.

April 29, 2010

Investigational PET agent shows promise for breast cancer

By Wayne Forrest

A new PET imaging agent radiolabeled with the positron-emitting isotope gallium-68 is showing early success in detecting stem cell-like tumor cells in patients with breast cancer, according to a study by researchers from Texas.

April 29, 2010

Medicare cancer imaging grows at twice rate of overall expenses

April 26, 2010

ARRT: Fewer RTs taking exams

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

For the first time in eight years, the number of people taking radiologic technologist (RT) certification examinations in nuclear medicine, radiography, and radiation therapy declined in 2009.

April 26, 2010

PET visualizes a brain on drugs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed an imaging protocol that allows them to visualize the activity of the brain's reward circuitry in normal individuals and people addicted to drugs.

April 26, 2010