Nuclear Radiology: Page 8

Ukrainian radiologist writes on effect of war

By Will Morton

A radiologist practicing in a nuclear medicine clinic in the Ukrainian city of Kyiv has written about his experience caring for patients in the war-torn city. The letter was published in the June issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

June 8, 2022

Best practices could help AI deployment in nuclear medicine

By Will Morton

Nuclear medicine imaging lacks a rigorous strategy for evaluating artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms developed for clinical use, say an international group of experts. To that end, they recently offered a set of best practices that they say could help transfer research into the field.

May 30, 2022

SNMMI updates guidelines on PSMA-PET imaging

By Will Morton

The Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is now considering all PSMA-PET radiotracers for detecting prostate cancer -- whether approved or not -- as equivalent, and it will refer to them as a class ("PSMA PET"), according to a recent update of the society's Appropriate Use Criteria.

May 12, 2022

Use of V/Q scans dropped during COVID-19 pandemic

By Will Morton

Nuclear medicine ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/Q) dropped significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, as hospitals took up new protocols to reduce the chances of infections, according to an abstract presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in New Orleans.

May 2, 2022

Spectrum rolls out attenuation correction software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Spectrum Dynamics said it has deployed its TruCorr attenuation correction software for its D-SPECT Series digital gamma camera across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

April 24, 2022

Brain PET algorithm shows promise in diagnosing Parkinson's disease

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) deep-learning algorithm that may help clinicians diagnose parkinsonian diseases, according to research published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 21, 2022

PET reveals visual brain pattern of long COVID

By Will Morton

Nuclear medicine physicians in France have identified a metabolic pattern on brain PET images that indicates the presence of long COVID-19 in patients, according to a study published March 23 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

March 24, 2022

Tc-99m SPECT/CT imaging detects COVID-19

By Will Morton

Iranian nuclear medicine physicians diagnosed COVID-19 in an asymptomatic patient undergoing technetium-99m (Tc-99m) SPECT/CT imaging for prostate cancer, according to a March 15 report in the Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.

March 17, 2022

SNMMI names radiopharma therapy centers of excellence

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has named its first two designated radiopharmaceutical therapy centers of excellence: Stanford Health Care in Stanford, CA, and the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center in Boston.

March 10, 2022

Radiohybrid tracer superior to CT in prostate cancer imaging

By Will Morton

An experimental radiohybrid PET tracer is more effective than CT for identifying tumors prior to surgery in patients with advanced prostate cancer, according to a study published January 6 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

January 12, 2022

SNMMI moves midwinter meeting to virtual

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is moving its Mid-Winter and American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) annual meeting from an in-person format to virtual, with organizers giving new dates for the event.

January 6, 2022

Eckert & Ziegler acquires Argentine SPECT firm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler has purchased Argentine nuclear medicine company Tecnonuclear in a move aimed at facilitating its entry into the global SPECT market.

January 3, 2022

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