Sun.Jan 26, 2025

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New guidance issued on FAP-PET imaging

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Top U.S. and European nuclear medicine organizations have released joint guidelines on the use of fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-PET imaging in cancer patients. The guidelines -- issued by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) -- are hoped to clarify the role of FAP imaging in cancer diagnosis and may help lead to regulatory approval of new imaging agents, noted lead author Thomas Hope, MD, of the University of

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A Deep Learning Pipeline for Systematic and Accurate Vertebral Fracture Reporting in Computed Tomography

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Publication date: Available online 25 January 2025 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Carl G. Glessgen, Joshy Cyriac, Shan Yang, Sebastian Manneck, Hildegard Wichtmann, Andreas M.

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Lumicell highlights first U.S. launch of LumiSystem

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Fluorescence-guided imaging technology company Lumicell is highlighting the first U.S. launch of its real-time breast cancer visualization platform, LumiSystem. LumiSystem combines Lumisight, an optical imaging agent that fluoresces at sites of suspected cancerous tissue, and Lumicell Direct Visualization system, an imaging device that provides real-time fluorescence guidance for scanning the breast cavity during lumpectomy surgery, according to the firm.