Medical Xpress: Radiology

JULY 16, 2024

Amyloid PET scans provide in-vivo evidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. However, due to their high cost and limited insurance coverage, they are not widely used in clinical settings outside of the VA Healthcare System.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 21, 2024

21, 2024 — Siemens Healthineers recently received Food and Drug Administration clearance for two new features in its syngo.PET Cortical Analysis software application that use positron emission tomography (PET) to measure protein deposits in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease. tim.hodson Mon, 10/21/2024 - 10:17 Oct.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 31, 2024

PET imaging with nitrogen-13 (N-13) ammonia radiotracer can help predict major adverse cardiac events in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to a study published May 30 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Patients underwent the scans between January 2017 and January 2021. The full study is available here.

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Future Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Teleradiology & Radiology data for artificial intelligence (AI) Introduction: Embark on a journey into the world of medical imaging as we unravel the distinctions between two powerful diagnostic tools—Computed Tomography (CT) scans and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its flurpiridaz F-18 radiotracer for PET imaging of coronary artery disease. Although PET MPI as a modality enables high diagnostic accuracy as compared with SPECT MPI, only a minority of annual PET scans in the U.S. GE HealthCare has received U.S.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Is there a signature biomarker for younger/early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD)? Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. What Are the Clinical Implications? What Question Were You Investigating?

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Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 19, 2023

Recognizing the advent of beta amyloid-targeted therapies for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has proposed eliminating coverage restrictions that limit amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) scans to clinical trial participants and one amyloid PET scan per lifetime.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University. “In

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 29, 2024

PET brain scans show persistent brain inflammation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), despite being treated with high-efficacy disease-modifying therapies, according to a recent study by researchers in Boston. The researchers performed F-18 PBR06 PET scans on 22 patients with MS and eight healthy controls.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A deep-learning AI model shows promise in helping clinicians assess cardiac sarcoidosis on PET scans, according to research presented on September 6 at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology annual meeting in Austin, TX. In the absence of treatment, the disease can lead to irreversible fibrosis and sudden cardiac death.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 29, 2024

Early brain accumulation of amyloid plaque on PET scans is associated with emerging depressive symptoms in cognitively unimpaired older adults, according to a study published August 29 in JAMA Network Open. Their aim in this study was to determine whether these associations persist or progress over time.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

more than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and far-reaching disease that accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, and by 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. The disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In the U.S.,

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 02/09/2024 - 09:17 February 9, 2024 — A novel PET imaging technique can noninvasively detect active inflammation in the body before clinical symptoms arise, according to research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. It is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 25, 2024

A PET/MRI study has provided insights into the neurobiology of late-life depression, with researchers reporting that tau protein – a key protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease – does not appear to be involved in the condition. The study was published July 18 in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

PET imaging has revealed brain pathology linked to faster clinical progression of Alzheimer’s disease in patients with ApoE4 gene variants, according to a study published November 6 in JAMA Neurology. A link to the full article can be found here. The study authors included scientists at Eli Lilly and Company.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

In small studies, F-18 PSMA-1007 PET/CT has shown promise as a more accurate approach based on its ability to reveal prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) on the surface of cancer cells. In this phase II clinical trial, the researchers sought to evaluate the approach further. The full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 18, 2023

PET scans typically used for diagnosing prostate cancer may have value in detecting inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a case series published December 8 in Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology. Image courtesy of Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology. The full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

MRI is the imaging gold standard for diagnosis, yet identifying the disease using this method remains challenging, the researchers wrote. In all three cases, gadolinium-enhanced MRI scans did not show abnormalities. F-18 FDG-PET and MRI scans of three patients. In our outpatient clinic follow-up (2 to 2.5

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2023

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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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image. PET scans predict patient response to Pluvicto.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 15, 2024

FAPI-PET either confirmed or ruled out the disease in all cases, the group found. Our results suggest that supplemental Ga-68 FAPI-46 PET may improve the noninvasive assessment of primary pulmonary lesions compared with F-18 FDG-PET and CT alone,” wrote lead author Manuel Röhrich, MD, and colleagues.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 24, 2023

mtaschetta-millane Sat, 06/24/2023 - 17:00 June 24, 2023 — A new ultra-high resolution (UHR) brain PET scanner may have the ability to characterize previously indistinguishable brain regions that are known to be involved in Alzheimer’s disease , depressive disorders, visual attention disorders, tinnitus, and other conditions.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 8, 2024

Gayton oversees clinical operations at Precirix and serves as the company's chief development officer. Three grade 3 CAM-H2 treatment emergent adverse events (TEAE) were reported in three patients who had a previous history of thrombocytopenia, lung disease, or liver disease, with no grade 4 or 5 adverse events reported.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 31, 2023

We can’t treat what we don’t see, which is why we require precise image quality to help diagnose, plan treatment for, and monitor disease,” explains Prof. Medical imaging is a crucial tool for diagnosing disease, identifying a course of treatment, and determining whether therapy is successful for millions of patients around the world.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In addition to his other roles, Dr. Zelefsky will serve as a professor in the department and Genitourinary Cancer Disease Management Group leader. He comes to NYU Langone from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he held major leadership roles. “Dr.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 30, 2023

All of us at Blue Earth Diagnostics want to express our sincere gratitude to the many patients, physicians, clinical trial sites and collaborators who have worked closely with us to progress POSLUMA.” Results demonstrated high detection rates (% positive PET scans) even at low PSA levels.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Traditional treatments didn't slow the disease in these patients, noted UT’s Vroman. please insert video here.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 2, 2023

The ability to determine the extent and location of recurrent prostate cancer to inform appropriate clinical management for these men is key for physicians and their patients, because up to 50% of patients who undergo radiation therapy will develop local or distant recurrences within 10 years,” said Brian T. across all regions.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Traditional treatments didn't slow the disease in these patients, noted UT’s Vroman.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 17, 2024

PET scans show that individuals with mothers with a history of memory impairment had higher levels of brain-amyloid plaque associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a study published June 17 in JAMA Neurology. Data included participant-reported parental history and baseline F-18 florbetapir ( Amyvid ) PET scans.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 9, 2023

A European group is calling for the use of amyloid PET scans for Alzheimer'. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Are Alzheimer's disease risk factors sex-specific? Will lecanemab approval increase PET scan volumes?

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 14, 2023

Tau-PET scans appear to be better than all other neuroimaging approaches fo.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 30, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Tau-PET scans recommended for memory clinic patients Genomic data, tau PET can identify Alzheimer's subtype Tau PET adds certainty when diagnosing Alzheimer's disease Patient-specific PET imaging approach may improve Alzheimer's trials Are Alzheimer's disease risk factors sex-specific?

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Imaging Technology

MAY 1, 2023

The performance improved on the Brock score, a test currently used in clinic, which scored 0.672. The new model also performed comparably to the Herder score, another test currently used in clinic, which had an AUC of 0.83.

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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. Exporting and Sharing DICOM files Exporting and sharing DICOM image files are necessary for the clinical workflow.

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