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PET/MRI could benefit NSCLC patients with less radiation, adequate imaging
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 3 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSK18-02 | Room S505ABWith radiation exposure to patients a constant concern, whole-body staging with PET/MRI could greatly benefit patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study from University Hospital Zurich.
November 4, 2014
FDG-PET/MRI, FDG-PET/CT top choices for lymphoma diagnostic workup
By Wayne Forrest
Wednesday, December 3 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SSK18-01 | Room S505ABFDG-PET/MRI and FDG-PET/CT topped diffusion-weighted MRI in the diagnostic workup of lymphoma patients in this study from Swiss researchers at the University Hospital of Zurich.
November 4, 2014
DOTATOC-PET/CT appears better at sarcoidosis lesion detection
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, December 2 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSJ20-02 | Room S505ABResearchers were able to detect more lesions in sarcoidosis patients using PET/CT with gallium-68 DOTATOC than conventional gallium-67 citrate scintigraphy in this study from Kyoto University in Japan.
November 4, 2014
Researchers try to take the guesswork out of sarcoidosis
By Wayne Forrest
Tuesday, December 2 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG08-05 | Room S504CDSarcoidosis can be a difficult disease to diagnose, with FDG-PET/CT scans occasionally mistaking inflammation for cancer. To address this issue, researchers from India conducted a study that included 50 cancer patients and 14 sarcoidosis patients with no malignancy.
November 4, 2014
Study helps differentiate Alzheimer's from mild cognitive impairment
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, December 1 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE19-06 | Room S505ABBy combining visual and quantitative analysis of FDG-PET brain images, clinicians can improve diagnostic accuracy for detecting hypometabolic patterns that could indicate mild cognitive impairment in elderly patients with hypertension and memory complaints.
November 4, 2014
PiB-PET proves useful for Alzheimer's and poststroke dementia
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, December 1 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSE19-04 | Room S505ABIn this study, researchers are touting the prowess of PET imaging with carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B for evaluating and differentiating Alzheimer's disease and poststroke dementia.
November 4, 2014
Study determines SUVmax cutoff for accurate solitary lung nodule prognosis
By Wayne Forrest
Monday, December 1 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSC03-02 | Room S404ABItalian researchers have determined the optimum cutoff of maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) for an accurate prognosis of patients with solitary lung nodules.
November 4, 2014
PET/MRI adds critical information for rectal cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 30 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA18-09 | Room S505ABFused PET/MR images can provide a more accurate assessment of local disease extension in rectal cancer patients than FDG-PET/CT and pelvic MRI, according to researchers from Stony Brook University Hospital.
November 4, 2014
PET/MRI provides partial benefit for soft-tissue sarcoma patients
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 30 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA13-09 | Room E451BGerman researchers are lauding the ability of PET/MRI to provide "superior assessment" of therapy based on functional metabolic response, but morphologic information falls short in evaluating therapeutic response in soft-tissue sarcoma patients after isolated limb perfusion.
November 4, 2014
FDG-PET/CT offers insight into thyroid cancer patient survival
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 30 | 11:25 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | SSA18-05 | Room S505ABFDG-PET/CT scans conducted more than six months after primary thyroid cancer treatment can enhance a patient's clinical evaluation and provide a prognostic marker of overall survival, according to this study from Johns Hopkins University.
November 4, 2014
Mindray continues to see revenue uptick
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical equipment manufacturer Mindray Medical International saw a jump in its revenues and net income for the third quarter.
November 3, 2014
Lantheus inks Mo-99 supply deal with Shine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has signed an agreement with Shine Medical Technologies covering the supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99).
November 3, 2014
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