Diagnostic Disease PET Scan 
AuntMinnie
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
F-18 florbetaben PET scans for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease can be reduced from 20 minutes to five minutes without losing accuracy, according to a recent study. Our findings suggest that shorter scan times are a viable and effective option for brain amyloid PET imaging in clinical settings,” the group wrote.
Medical Xpress: Radiology
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Since many cancers use glucose as a metabolic fuel, they light up on glucose PET scans. However, not all cancers use glucose as fuel, and some normal organs, like the brain and heart, use high amounts of glucose, too, making it difficult to identify some diseases from this type of diagnostic scan.
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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
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 13, 2023
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on October 13 that it has lifted its coverage limit of one beta-amyloid PET scan per lifetime for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Medicare coverage decisions for amyloid PET scans will now be made by local Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).
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.
Imaging Technology
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
It is a complex autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation. As such, researchers evaluated the performance of the CD69-targeting PET agent, 68 Ga-DOTA-Z CAM241 , for early disease detection in a mouse model of inflammatory arthritis. A second group of mice received PET scans with a nonspecific control peptide.
AuntMinnie
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
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. Thus, the clinicians performed an additional PET scan with an amino acid radiotracer (F-18 FET) for further diagnosis of a suspected glioma.
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