Researchers have developed a new nuclear medicine tracer that could improve diagnosis and treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Research published in the November issue of The Journal of Nuclear ...
Nuclear medicine is a highly specialized field that utilizes radioactive compounds for diagnosing and treating various human diseases. Rooted in the 'tracer principle' introduced by Georg Karl von ...
Researchers have completed a successful clinical trial, managing to detect and image radioactive tracers used in PET and in SPECT scans at the same time, with the hope of enabling doctors to scan ...
The healthcare field has radically transformed thanks to scientific innovations and technological advancements. One such advancement was the creation of the cyclotron. Developed by Ernest Orlando ...
The recent closure of a Canadian nuclear reactor could diminish the global supply of a radioactive material used in medical imaging tests, according to Inside Science. The National Research Universal ...
Dr. Bernd Pichler is a distinguished pioneer in preclinical and translational imaging, renowned for his groundbreaking work ...
A preclinical evaluation of a new "dual-mode" tracer agent shows promise in not only helping surgeons image and plan prostate cancer procedures, but also provide them with much more consistent and ...
The nuclear stress test can show how blood flows through your heart muscles. This reveals how well the heart pumps blood and areas of your heart muscles that do not get enough blood. Nuclear stress is ...
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PET Scan for Cancer: What You Need to Know
A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are ...
Two medical imaging breakthroughs have been presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting. The technological advances demonstrate a PET/MRI approach to ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...
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