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FES-PET shows promise staging patients with low-grade breast cancer

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F-18 fluoroestradiol (FES) PET may improve staging of grade 1 or 2 estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer compared with F-18 FDG-PET, according to an article published March 4 in Radiology. Nuclear medicine physicians analyzed both sets of images and determined disease stages, with final stages verified via biopsy. (B)

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PET reveals ‘smoldering’ brain inflammation in patients treated for MS

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In a study published April 17 in Clinical Nuclear Medicine , the group at Brigham tested a new TSPO radiotracer they developed for visualizing such activity called F-18 PBR06. The researchers performed F-18 PBR06 PET scans on 22 patients with MS and eight healthy controls. Image courtesy of Clinical Nuclear Medicine.

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AI spots unidentified brain tumor on PET imaging

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An AI algorithm designed for brain PET imaging found a glioblastoma in a patient that had gone undetected by physicians, according to a case reported February 15 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The group previously described developing the AI model in an article published last year.

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Researchers offer hypothesis for long COVID brain fog

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A group in France has offered an explanation for long COVID brain fog, with the concept based on a visual brain pattern they discovered on patient PET scans, according to a study published October 13 in Medical Hypotheses. “We A) PET scan of a healthy subject. (B) B) PET scan of a long COVID patient.

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New tau PET tracer shows promise in Alzheimer’s disease patients

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PET imaging using a newly developed radiotracer has identified different patterns of brain tau pathology over time in early-onset versus late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to a study published February 1 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. in 15 patients with negative amyloid PET scans; 1.18 in

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PET lung scan times could be cut by half

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Dynamic PET scans acquired in half the time of normal scans appear clinically feasible for patients with lung lesions, according to nuclear medicine researchers in Shenzhen, China. The article was published March 5 in EJNMMI Physics. The full article can be found here.

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Pluvicto prostate cancer treatment protocols vary globally

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An international survey of treatment centers has revealed significant differences in several aspects of Lu-177 PSMA-617 prostate cancer therapy, including patient imaging protocols, according to a study published January 18 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. In addition, different PET radiotracers are used.