Diagnostic Imaging
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Fifty-seven percent of patients with prostate cancer diagnosed with osseous metastases on bone scans had negative findings on PSMA PET imaging, according to findings from an international multicenter comparative study.
Midstate Radiology Associates
APRIL 30, 2024
While broken bones are common injuries experienced across all ages, older individuals are at higher risk. Bones become more fragile and porous with age, so less force is needed to break their structure. Medical imaging is used to help diagnose these injuries, so doctors can propose appropriate treatment plans.
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AuntMinnie
APRIL 17, 2023
Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: PET/CT bests bone scintigraphy for detecting invasive breast cancer PSMA-PET shows value in primary staging of prostate cancer Fast acquisition techniques cut SPECT/CT bone scan times by half AI can detect metastatic bone lesions on scintigraphy PET recommended over bone scintigraphy in pediatric sarcoma (..)
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) methyl diphosphonate (MDP) bone scans are a potentially viable noninvasive option for diagnosing calciphylaxis, according to a team at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA. The team assessed the potential diagnostic utility of bone scans in calciphylaxis based on a review of the literature.
Imaging Technology
JULY 2, 2024
Prostate cancer persists as the most frequently diagnosed malignancy in men beyond skin cancer. In this new editorial, researchers Richard L.J. Qiu, Chih-Wei Chang, and Xiaofeng Yang from Emory University discuss prostate cancer. To design the salvage radiation therapy, imaging is required to detect and locate the recurrence disease regime.”
RadsResident
DECEMBER 31, 2022
As I was on the phone with a colleague trying to convince the referrer of why I think a patient has Paget’s disease instead of metastases, I described the cortical thickening of the iliopectineal line and the lack of activity on the bone scan at the site and elsewhere throughout the body.
Independent Imaging
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Nuclear medicine is a form of specialty medicine that uses radioactive tracers to evaluate bodily functions and to diagnose and treat a wide range of health conditions. Nuclear scans produce images of the body’s anatomy that cannot be obtained as clearly or fully with other imaging techniques.
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