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New radiotracer promising for diagnosing infection in vivo
By Will Morton
Prerecorded, available throughout meeting | SPR-NMMI-14In this session exploring new frontiers in PET radiopharmaceuticals, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco will present results from an ongoing trial of a new carbon-11-labeled radiotracer that targets bacterial infection.
November 22, 2021
PET tracer synthesized for imaging cholesterol metabolism
By Will Morton
Thursday, December 2 | 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | SSNMMI08-1 | Room N228In this presentation, researchers will report a breakthrough after 40 years in the development of a new PET radiotracer for imaging abnormal cholesterol metabolism due to high levels of adrenal aldosterone.
November 22, 2021
PET/MRI assesses ankylosing spondylitis treatment
By Will Morton
Thursday, December 2 | 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | SSNMMI07-4 | Room E450BF-18 sodium fluoride PET/MR imaging of osteoblastic activity in ankylosing spondylitis patients can assess the effects of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy, according to German researchers presenting in this session.
November 22, 2021
Antioxidant agent shows promise in reducing DNA damage from radiation
By Will Morton
Tuesday, November 30 | 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | SSNMMI05-2 | Room E353CIn this session on advances in radionuclide therapy, researchers will present work on the identification and development of an antioxidant agent that may reduce damage to DNA caused by ionizing radiation.
November 22, 2021
PET/CT classifies subtypes in progressive nuclear palsy
By Will Morton
Monday, November 29 | 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSNMMI04-4 | Room S405In this session on brain imaging, researchers from India will present a study that elucidates patterns of characteristic hypometabolism on F-18 FDG PET/CT in various subtypes of progressive nuclear palsy and their correlation with core clinical features.
November 22, 2021
Is PET radiotracer uptake in lymph nodes after COVID-19 vaccination associated with age?
By Will Morton
Monday, November 29 | 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | SSNMMI03-6 | Room S402Israeli researchers will offer findings in this presentation on PET/CT uptake in the deltoid muscle and axillary lymph nodes in patients who received COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines. The group explored whether uptake is associated with patient age and immune status.
November 22, 2021
PET with F-18 fluoroestradiol tracer evaluated in women with breast cancer
By Will Morton
Sunday, November 28 | 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSNMMI01-2 | Room N226In this talk, researchers will discuss results of the first prospective study evaluating the performance of F-18 fluoroestradiol PET/CT in women with invasive lobular carcinoma breast cancer.
November 22, 2021
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Ultrafast low-dose PET/CT equivalent to conventional imaging for cancer
By Will Morton
Sunday, November 28 | 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSNMMI02-2 | Room N226In this session covering technical advances in molecular imaging, researchers will present findings of a prospective phase III trial comparing an ultrafast, low-dose, whole-body FDG-PET/CT approach with conventional imaging in patients with cancer.
November 22, 2021
PET tracers can verify patient response to HIFU treatment
By Will Morton
Sunday, November 28 | 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSNMMI01-5 | Room N226In this molecular oncologic imaging presentation, researchers will report on the use of gallium-68-based radiotracers to assess response to high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy in prostate cancer patients.
November 22, 2021
Breast MRI shows effects of IUDs on body
By Amerigo Allegretto
Breast MRI shows that intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) have systemic effects on the body and not just the uterus. The phenomenon could affect the accuracy of breast MRI, according to research being presented at the RSNA 2021 annual meeting.
November 21, 2021
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fMRI shows multiple concussions can affect teen brains
By Kate Madden Yee
Functional MRI (fMRI) shows that adolescents and young adults who have sustained three to five concussions have disrupted brain connectivity in their default mode network, according to study results being presented at the RSNA 2021 meeting in Chicago.
November 21, 2021
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Should women over 75 continue to get breast screening?
By Amerigo Allegretto
For how long should older women continue to receive breast screening? Most guidelines suggest stopping at age 75, but would women benefit from screening after that? A new study published November 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine offers some guidance.
November 21, 2021
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