Nuclear Medicine

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• PET or PET/CT Benefits in Bone, Soft Tissue Tumors Not Validated

• Highly Sensitive Prostate Cancer Imaging Using Small Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Molecules

• First Global Commercial Hybrid SPECT/CT System Installed at US Hospital

• Hepatic Function SPECT Testing Before and During Radiotherapy Can Help in Treatment Planning for Liver Cancer Patients

• Imaging for Amyloid Deposits Also Shows Promise for Detecting Cardiac Amyloidosis

• Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Powerful Radioactive Particles Directly to Tumors for Treatment

• First Guidelines Released for Brain Amyloid Imaging in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

• Applications Designed to Generate Isotopes for the Development of New Radiopharmaceuticals for Cancer Treatment

• Outsourced Radiologists Perform Better Readings for Fewer Hospitals

• PET/CT Better Than Traditional Staging for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer Patients

• Benefits of PET or PET/CT Imaging Unproven in Recurrent Bowel Cancer

• Radiopharmaceuticals Can More Effectively Manage Treatment and Predict Survival for Patients with Gliomas

• Combining MRI and PET with CSF Analysis Provides a Better Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease

• Molecular Breast Imaging Improves Early Detection in High-Risk Women

• Innovative Chair Allows Patients to Sit During Cancer Treatments

• Radiology Societies Collaborate to Promote Use of Lower Radiopharmaceutical Doses in Nuclear Imaging Scans

• Kenyan Hospital to Treat Cancer with Advanced Radiotherapy

• Ultrasound Workstation Protects Technicians from Endocavity Probe-Processing Vapors

• Alzheimer’s Drug Suppresses Cognitive Decline in Brain Tumor Patients Who Undergo Whole Brain Radiotherapy

• Neuroimaging Cannot Detect Autism by Itself

• Low-Dose Molecular Breast Imaging Evaluated in the Detection of Breast Cancer

• Brachytherapy Results in More Complications in Older Breast Cancer Patients

• Nuclear Medicine Software Developed for Greater Productivity and Workflow Improvements