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ECR: PET/MRI highly effective for detecting prostate cancer

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Hybrid PET/MRI scans outperform either technique alone for identifying tumors in high-risk patients with suspected prostate cancer, according to research presented February 27 at ECR in Vienna. Our preliminary data confirmed the potential increase of sensitivity of the combined use of PSMA PET with MRI compared to each modality alone.

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Body composition analysis, MRI safety topped 2024's most read articles

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MRI safety also remains a hot-button issue. MRI shows ties between ovary removal and brain function later in life A Wake Forest University study showed a concerning trend in women who underwent ovary removal by premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO) and used conjugated equine estrogens.

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FES-PET shows promise staging patients with low-grade breast cancer

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Nuclear medicine physicians analyzed both sets of images and determined disease stages, with final stages verified via biopsy. (B) B) F-18 FDG-PET maximum intensity projection, F-18 FES-PET maximum intensity projection, breast MRI scan, and mammogram in an 81-year-old female participant who presented with a tumor in the right breast.

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New PET tracer developed for breast cancer

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The study was published February 13 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Ga-68 FZ-NR-1 PET/CT images and F-18 FDG PET/CT and PET/MRI images in representative nectin-4-positive TNBC patients. (A) Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Thus, the group selected it for testing in nine patients.

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PET/MRI reveals separate Alzheimer’s biomarkers in single scan

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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. The researchers enrolled 20 participants.

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PET/MRI detects brain injury in pediatric cancer survivors

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PET/MRI could be a tool for diagnosing brain injury in young cancer survivors due to high-dose methotrexate treatment, according to pediatric radiologists at Stanford University in Stanford, CA. The study was published April 4 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Swiss team produces 1st 3D PET/MRI image

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Researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland say they have produced the first cinematically rendered image from a patient based on a standard clinical F-18 FDG-PET/MRI scan. The article was published on July 1 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and featured as the journal's Image of the Month.