Germany's dream team turns on the style in Wiesbaden
May 18, 2023 -- Radiologists in Germany are in upbeat mood after an overwhelmingly positive first day at the 104th German Congress of Radiology, RöKo 2023. The meeting is being held in Wiesbaden from 17 to 19 May under the presidency of breast imaging pioneer Prof. Christiane Kuhl. Read More
Novel PET radiotracer shows promise in cancer imaging
May 15, 2023 -- Researchers have developed a PET radiotracer that binds to two established diagnostic targets in patients with cancer. They suggest this "dual-receptor-targeting" capability may have advantages over current approaches. Read More
Swiss team recommends PET scans for memory clinic patients
May 9, 2023 -- A European research group is calling for the use of amyloid PET scans for Alzheimer's disease early in the diagnostic workup of memory clinic patients, according to a study published on 8 May in JAMA Neurology. Read More
JAMA: Transgender women can still get prostate cancer
May 9, 2023 -- Prostate cancer is possible in transgender women, even after they have undergone gender-affirming surgery, authors have written in a letter to the editor published in JAMA. Read More
Combining PET/CT and MRI can predict outcome in cervical cancer
May 3, 2023 -- The combination of PET/CT and MRI response assessment after chemoradiotherapy in cases of locally advanced cervical carcinoma (LACC) is a more accurate predictor of patient outcome than either modality alone, U.K. researchers have reported in a new award-winning study. Read More
PET/CT reveals different reactions to COVID-19 vaccines
May 2, 2023 -- PET/CT imaging shows that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines appear to cause higher rates of reactive lymph nodes in cancer patients compared with whole-virus vaccines, according to a study presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in Honolulu. Read More
AI may help diagnose cardiac amyloidosis on whole-body scintigraphy
May 1, 2023 -- An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained on whole-body scintigraphy images may be able to identify patients at risk of cardiac amyloidosis, according to a study published on 12 April in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. Read More
Ultrasound noninferior to scintigraphy in surgical thyroid imaging
May 1, 2023 -- Ultrasound may be a viable alternative to scintigraphy for presurgical imaging of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, even without the addition of contrast media, suggest findings published on 13 April in JAMA Otolaryngology. Read More
Emerging PET tracer for prostate cancer displays promise
April 28, 2023 -- PET/CT imaging with F-18 PSMA-1007 detects significantly more prostate cancer than imaging using the standard F-18 fluorocholine radiotracer, according to clinical trial results published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Read More
On your bike: A day in the life of Paul McCoubrie
April 25, 2023 -- Ranting about the iniquities of clinicians and laboriously detailing your burnout helps no one, writes Dr. Paul McCoubrie in a new column. He's a passionate believer in decent coffee, black pudding for breakfast, cycling to work, and being a good colleague. Read More
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