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How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

Professional Radiology

The Power of Diagnostic Imaging in Early Disease Detection Medical imaging is one of the most significant developments in medical science. By allowing doctors to view the inside of the body without the need for surgery, this technology aids in the early detection of diseases. How Does Early Detection Help?

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What is the best timing for PET scans after radiotherapy?

AuntMinnie

Men should have prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET scans about eight months after undergoing external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer, a group at the University of California, Los Angeles has reported. The median duration between the first PET scan and the end-date of radiotherapy was 2.3

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Metabolic MRI technique shows promise in Alzheimer’s patients

AuntMinnie

Deuterium metabolic imaging (DMI) was highly aligned with F-18 FDG-PET -- a cornerstone of dementia diagnostics -- in patients with Alzheimer's disease in a study published April 8 in Radiology. Given that PET scans are more expensive and expose patients to small amounts of radiation, DMI is being explored as an alternative.

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First specific PET scan for TB could enable more effective treatment

ScienceDaily

Radiotracers are radioactive compounds which give off radiation that can be detected by scanners and turned into a 3D image. The new radiotracer, called FDT, enables PET scans to be used for the first time to accurately pinpoint when and where the disease is still active in a patient's lungs.

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PET Scans Reveal ‘smoldering’ Inflammation in patients with Multiple sclerosis

Imaging Technology

Microglia are immune cells in the brain that are thought to have a role in MS disease progression but cannot be seen by a routine MRI. The team developed a technique called F18 PBR 06 PET imaging. The newly published study involved performing PET scans on 22 people with MS and eight healthy controls.

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FAPI-PET shows promise in patients with lung cancer

AuntMinnie

A group at University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany assessed the approach in 19 patients referred by their treating physicians because of inconclusive lung cancer findings on CT and F-18 FDG-PET. FAPI-PET either confirmed or ruled out the disease in all cases, the group found.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

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Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. This theranostic therapy first demonstrated how using diagnostic imaging with a radioactive probe, gallium-68 (Ga-68 dotatate injection), could locate NETs on PET scans.