A novel nuclear medicine imaging protocol can take the place of two separate imaging scans for the evaluation of brain changes linked to cognitive impairment, cutting costs and radiation exposure for patients as well as providing ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) users have greater lung inflammation than cigarette smokers and non-smokers, according to a new study published online in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. This study is the first to provide ...
Jan 26, 2023
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Cancer is a devasting disease that significantly affects a patient's daily quality of life and well-being. Health care providers are increasingly aware that the everyday struggles that cancer patients must endure can negatively ...
Jan 19, 2023
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A study published in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that approximately one out of every two Medicare patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) does not receive the appropriate imaging ...
Jan 18, 2023
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A novel imaging agent, 68Ga-FAPI, can reduce the number of false-positive PET/CT findings among cancer patients recently vaccinated for COVID-19. New research published ahead of print in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows ...
Jan 11, 2023
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In men recently diagnosed with intermediate or high-grade prostate cancer, prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), PET/MRI can successfully determine whether their cancer is likely to return within two years of a prostatectomy. ...
Jan 6, 2023
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A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, which can lead to heart failure and increased mortality. Published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, ...
Jan 3, 2023
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A new molecular imaging radiotracer can precisely diagnose a variety of cancers, providing a roadmap to identify patients who may benefit from targeted radionuclide therapies. In the largest medical study of its kind, researchers ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Nearly 70% of breast cancer patients could find out if their cancer has spread to their lymph nodes without having to undergo an invasive sentinel node biopsy. New research published ahead of print in the Journal of Nuclear ...
Nov 10, 2022
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A new highly selective PET imaging agent can detect the presence of overexpressed monoamine oxidase-B (MAO-B) in cognitively unimpaired individuals with high beta amyloid (Ab)—one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease—according ...
Oct 19, 2022
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