News tagged with positron emission tomography
Scanning innovation can improve personalized medicine
New combinations of medical imaging technologies hold promise for improved early disease screening, cancer staging, therapeutic assessment, and other aspects of personalized medicine, according to Ge Wang, director of Virginia ...
Medical research
Nov 26, 2012 |
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Mayo Clinic gets FDA approval for new imaging agent for recurrent prostate cancer
Mayo Clinic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to produce and administer Choline C 11 Injection, an imaging agent used during a positron emission tomography (PET) scan to help detect sites of recurrent ...
Cancer
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Brain imaging alone cannot diagnose autism
In a column appearing in the current issue of the journal Nature, McLean Hospital biostatistician Nicholas Lange, ScD, cautions against heralding the use of brain imaging scans to diagnose autism and urges greater focus ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Nov 02, 2012 |
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Study reveals multiple mechanisms may play role in Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers investigating a known gene risk factor for Alzheimer's disease discovered it is associated with lower levels of beta amyloid—a brain protein involved in Alzheimer's—in cognitively healthy ...
Neuroscience
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Diagnostic imaging increases among stage IV cancer patients on Medicare
The use of diagnostic imaging in Medicare patients with stage IV cancer has increased faster than among those with early-stage (stages I and II) disease, according to a study published July 30 in the Journal of the National Ca ...
Cancer
Jul 30, 2012 |
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Scientists lead rat race for better PET scan
Scientists in Australia have devised a method of scanning lab rats' brains as they scurry about freely, eliminating the need for anaesthesia or forced restraint, a report said Wednesday.
Medical research
Jun 19, 2012 |
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Early PET response to neoadjuvant chemo predicts increased survival in sarcoma patients
An early Positron Emission Tomography (PET) response after the initial cycle of neoadjuvant chemotherapy can be used to predict increased survival in patients with soft tissue sarcomas, according to a study by researchers ...
Cancer
Apr 02, 2012 |
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CAMH discovery identifies potential target for anti-craving medications
Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential target for the development of anti-craving medications for people with addictions to stimulants such as methamphetamine.
Neuroscience
Jan 25, 2012 |
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From heterogeneous patient measurements towards earlier diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease
European PredictAD project, lead by Principal Scientist Jyrki Lotjonen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a decision support tool for objective diagnostics of Alzheimer's disease. The tool compares ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Dec 15, 2011 |
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PET scan with [11C]erlotinib may provide noninvasive method to identify TKI-responsive lung tumors
A non-invasive PET imaging technique may identify lung cancers that respond best to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), allowing doctors to better select patients for personalized therapy, according to research presented at ...
Cancer
Jul 05, 2011 |
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New therapy for childhood neuroblastoma proves feasible and safe
A new treatment option may soon be available for children with neuroblastoma according to research published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The study tested the principle that combined positron emissi ...
Cancer
Jun 29, 2011 |
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PET scans predict effectiveness of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in HIV patients
With the deficiencies in knowledge of tuberculosis -- as well as in the practices, programs and strategies used to combat the disease and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) -- the spread of multidrug-resistant ...
Other
May 24, 2011 |
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Benefit of PET in patients with head and neck tumors cannot be assessed
The benefit and harm of positron emission tomography (PET) in patients with head and neck tumours, applied alone or in combination with computed tomography (CT), cannot currently be reliably assessed. This is the result of ...
Cancer
Apr 29, 2011 |
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