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SPECT/CT should be used for lymph nodes with vulvar cancer

By Wayne Forrest

Monday, December 2 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE20-01 | Room S505ABWhen it comes to detecting both sentinel lymph nodes and downstream lymph nodes in vulvar cancer, SPECT/CT is superior to conventional planar lymphoscintigraphy, according to a new study from German researchers.

November 13, 2013

3T DWI-MRI equals PET/CT for bone and soft-tissue tumors

By Wayne Forrest

Sunday, December 1 | 11:35 a.m.-11:45 a.m. | SSA14-06 | Room E451BKorean researchers have found that 3-tesla diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) is comparable to FDG-PET/CT for evaluating bone and soft-tissue tumors.

November 13, 2013

FDG-PET/CT takes on bone scans for Ewing's sarcoma

By Wayne Forrest

Sunday, December 1 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA18-03 | Room S505ABAre methylene diphosphonate bone scans necessary during initial staging of Ewing's sarcoma patients if FDG-PET/CT is performed? That's the question researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center sought to answer in this study.

November 13, 2013

Gamma Medica to show upgrades at RSNA 2013

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging developer Gamma Medica plans to unveil new enhancements to its LumaGem molecular breast imaging system at RSNA 2013.

November 12, 2013

PiB-PET shows more beta amyloid after traumatic brain injury

By Wayne Forrest

British researchers are using PET imaging with the Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) radiopharmaceutical to show -- for the first time -- increased beta-amyloid deposits in cortical gray matter and striatum regions following traumatic brain injury.

November 11, 2013

Software trims reader variability in brain florbetapir PET

By Erik L. Ridley

Thursday, December 5 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSQ16-03 | Room S505ABIn this session, researchers will discuss how semiquantitative indices can tackle the bane of FDG-PET brain imaging: interreader variability.

November 10, 2013