AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. Each participant was matched to a control Medicare beneficiary who had not undergone amyloid PET.

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PET Scan Medicare Inpatient Hospital 277

AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

“To date, F-18 FDG PET findings are currently not taken into account when making a diagnosis for possible, probable, or definite neurosarcoidosis,” noted lead author Jessy Chen, MD, of Charité - Berlin University Medicine, and colleagues. The article was published January 25 in Neurological Research and Practice.

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Diagnose PET Scan MRI Disease 270

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

National Institutes of Health (NIH) has highlighted a study that shows cardiac PET scans can help identify people at risk for Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Heart and brain PET scans from a study participant who developed Parkinson’s disease support a “body first” progression.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

F-18 PI-2620 was first developed by researchers in Germany, and it has since been tested in studies that suggest it may be more accurate than other tau radiotracers used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease patients based on its ability to bind more strongly to the target. in 15 patients with negative amyloid PET scans; 1.18 in

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Intelerad

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

This standard has revolutionized the radiology industry, encompassing many imaging modalities such as X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, nuclear medicine, PET scans, etc. Practicing Radiologists: access DICOM image files for studying, interpreting, and diagnosing them.

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