AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly's drug donanemab (Kisunla) for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease, including mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. According to clinical trials, amyloid PET scans showed that donanemab reduced amyloid plaques by up to 84% after 18 months of treatment.

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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.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

announced a research collaboration agreement with the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative 4, ADNI4, on the use of Meilleur’s [F-18]NAV-4694, an investigational imaging agent, in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans to assess the status amyloid plaque in the brain.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The vast majority of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging systems map out how the body uses a radioactive form of glucose for energy. Since many cancers use glucose as a metabolic fuel, they light up on glucose PET scans.

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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 Question Were You Investigating? What Were Your Findings? Alzheimer’s Dement.

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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

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. Baseline scan (A), segmentation results (B), and follow-up scan (C) from patient with molecular glioblastoma.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 2, 2024

CHICAGO -- Characterizing an individual's type of body fat using body MRI can help predict Alzheimer's disease risk up to 20 years before symptoms manifest, according to research results presented December 2 at the RSNA meeting. Images courtesy of the RSNA.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

A group led by researchers at the University of Arizona has received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop multitracer brain PET imaging technology. The group’s technology aims to overcome this limitation by taking advantage of prompt gamma signals in addition to the positron signals.

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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. in 2012. “The

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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).

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 11/08/2023 - 13:01 November 8, 2023 — In a small study, researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that positron emission tomography (PET) scans of the heart may identify people who will go on to develop Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia among those at-risk for these diseases.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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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

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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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

MAY 31, 2023

PET scans for the first time show brain activity that could potentially explai.

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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

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A PET radiotracer for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease may also be used to measure vascular brain changes in patients during PET/MRI scans, according to a study published December 7 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. A link to the full study is available here.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A group in England has established PET imaging as a new approach for studying gait – an excellent indicator of physical, emotional, and mental health, according to a study published February 6 in NeuroImage. F-18 FDG-PET scans allow clinicians to measure the brain's energy demands based on glucose metabolism.

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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. with 695,000 deaths recorded in 20214.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

FDG-PET imaging shows promise for use as a diagnostic criterion for neurosarcoidosis, with a recent case series illustrating the approach was effective when gold-standard approaches were not, according to a group of researchers in Berlin. “To In all three cases, gadolinium-enhanced MRI scans did not show abnormalities.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

It's only been a few years since a dedicated track in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging was established at the meeting, and the practice already dominates it. All studies in the sole slated session on novel radiopharmaceuticals this year are on FAPI-PET tracers. Theranostics could be cited for speeding in this year’s Road to RSNA.

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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

APRIL 28, 2023

Molecular imaging enables doctors and clinicians to see inside the body with a non-invasive process, helping to diagnose and treat diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease , and neurological diseases. It uses biomarkers to highlight molecular changes, which can sometimes alert doctors to possible disease.

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MedImaging General Imaging

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Scientists have developed a new radiotracer that can map how cells use fructose for energy, thus facilitating the early identification of various cancers and inflammation in the heart and brain.

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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. Image and caption courtesy of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

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Open Medscience

JULY 12, 2024

PET scans are crucial for detecting metabolic activity, providing valuable insights into cancer, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. The post How to Read a PET Scan: A Basic Understanding appeared first on Open MedScience.

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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. A) F-18 DCFPyL PET/CT uptake in the descending colon on a coronal plane. (B)

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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

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

People with higher amounts of visceral abdominal fat in midlife may be at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease, according to research to be presented at the upcoming RSNA meeting. Image courtesy of the RSNA. The ubiquity of the condition makes early detection crucial. The green colors are the normal white matter.

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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

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.

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TRA Medical Imaging

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

TRA Medical Imaging is proud to offer PSMA PET, a cutting-edge imaging method that enables us to detect prostate cancer with greater precision than conventional imaging techniques. Race: African American men have a higher incidence of prostate cancer and are more likely to develop aggressive forms of the disease.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 22, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 05/22/2023 - 13:16 May 22, 2023 — New research finds that the brains of otherwise healthy military personnel who are exposed to explosions show an abnormal brain accumulation of amyloid-beta protein—a protein that plays a role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Capitol Imaging Services

AUGUST 30, 2023

How Do PET/CT Scans Work? PET and CT scans are two imaging processes that help doctors learn the location and metabolism of cancer cells in order to make proper diagnosis and treatment plans. Positron Emission Tomography (a PET scan) uses nuclear medicine to detect metabolic signals emitted by cancer cells.

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