Nuclear Radiology: Page 17

New PET tracer could better connect tau to Alzheimer's

By Wayne Forrest

Clinicians may soon have a new PET tracer to improve the detection of tau protein tangles in the brain, advancing the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and subsequently leading to more effective treatments for dementia, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

December 6, 2018

Korean society blames low PET fees for nuclear medicine disinterest

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine is blaming reductions in FDG-PET reimbursement for physicians' lack of interest in applying for nuclear medicine specialist training positions at the country's 51 major university hospitals.

December 4, 2018

GE completes gamma camera recall after detector issue

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has completed inspections of all its gamma cameras in the U.S. after an incident in September during which a top detector detached and fell onto the detector below it.

November 15, 2018

Cardinal Health joins SNMMI's Value Initiative

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical supplier Cardinal Health has joined the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) Value Initiative Industry Alliance.

November 13, 2018

New SPECT tracer targets NSCLC receptor

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers from the U.S. and China are developing a SPECT tracer that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The radiotracer targets a key receptor linked to the progression of NSCLC, according to a preclinical study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

November 8, 2018

Quantitative PET better estimates amyloid plaque burden

By Wayne Forrest

Dutch researchers have developed a quantitative method of analyzing PET images acquired with the radiopharmaceutical flutemetamol that may top semiquantitative methods for identifying dementia-causing amyloid plaque, according to a study published online October 12 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

October 17, 2018

New PET tracer for liver shows preclinical promise

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Pennsylvania are reporting success with a new PET tracer designed to image T-cells in the liver. The preclinical research was published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

October 4, 2018

PET tracer may aid understanding of brain aging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new PET imaging radiotracer may help advance the understanding of neurodegenerative disease and the aging brain, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

October 4, 2018

Japanese researchers receive SNMMI fellowship

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has announced the recipients of its 2018-2020 SNMMI Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship.

September 19, 2018

Study warns of PSMA-PET imaging discrepancies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers are warning clinicians about a serious flaw in PET imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) that could result in a misdiagnosis for prostate cancer, according to a paper published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 9, 2018

Gallium-labeled PET tracer could advance cancer detection

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

German researchers are developing a PET tracer to make the diagnosis of widespread tumors easier on patients, according to a proof-of-concept study published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 5, 2018

Nuclear medicine conference comes to Jordan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The latest diagnostic and therapeutic applications of nuclear medicine in cancer took center stage recently at the three-day International Conference for Nuclear Medicine in Amman, Jordan.

September 3, 2018

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