MedImaging Nuclear Medicine

OCTOBER 11, 2024

A new radiotracer could revolutionize the diagnosis of coronary artery disease which is the most prevalent form of heart disease and responsible for the highest mortality worldwide.

Disease 52

Disease 52

Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Jaideep Sohi, MD, and Jeremie Calais, MD, explore the complexities of managing oligometastatic disease, emphasizing the critical role of accurately assessing lesion counts, metastatic spread, and disease thresholds in optimizing clinical outcomes.

Disease 55

Disease Clinic 55

AuntMinnie

APRIL 30, 2024

CT imaging shows that severe acute respiratory disease events can be caused by quantitative interstitial abnormalities (QIA) -- that is, small irregularities that don't necessarily meet diagnostic criteria for advanced pulmonary diseases but show up on CT exams over time, a study published April 30 in Radiology has reported.

Disease 111

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MedImaging Radiography

JULY 10, 2024

A new study has revealed that MRI scans depicting the structural and functional organization of the brain can predict the progression of brain atrophy in patients with early-stage, mild Parkinson's disease.

Disease 92

Disease MRI 92

Health Imaging

JUNE 25, 2024

MR imaging could provide insight into how Parkinson’s disease will progress years before its related symptoms become debilitating.

Disease 113

Disease MRI IT Imaging 113

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) research centers saw a 77% drop in participants enrolling in clinical trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study conducted by epidemiologists at the University of Pittsburgh. Few recruitment approaches have been directly tested via intervention trials at Alzheimer’s disease centers, they added.

Disease 138

Disease Clinic IT 138

Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Researchers are hopeful that uptake of the molecular SPECT imaging agent will help providers more ably monitor disease progression.

Disease 100

Disease Imaging 100

Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pathological abnormalities associated with motor neuron disease have been identified using a new technique developed at the University of Birmingham.

Disease 103

Disease Imaging 103

ScienceDaily

JULY 31, 2024

Neurotransmitter levels in the brain can indicate brain health and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. With further development, the technology could help advance Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and treatment.

Disease 85

Disease Imaging 85

ScienceDaily

JULY 13, 2024

Scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain stable or develop Alzheimer's disease.

Disease 133

Disease Clinic Diagnostic 133

Open Medscience

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Chronic disease management focuses on improving patient outcomes through personalised care, preventative measures, and technological advancements. The post Innovations in Chronic Disease Management: A New Frontier for Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, and Hypertension appeared first on Open MedScience.

Disease 52

Disease Diagnostic Radiopharmaceuticals 52

AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

National Institutes of Health (NIH) has highlighted a study that shows cardiac PET scans can help identify people at risk for Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Significantly, the research supports a “body first” progression model for the diseases, the researchers suggested. “We

Disease 114

Disease PET Scan Diagnose Imaging 114

AuntMinnie

JULY 2, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Eli Lilly's drug donanemab (Kisunla) for the treatment of early Alzheimer's disease, including mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. Donanemab is a monoclonal antibody that targets and clears beta-amyloid protein in the brain.

Disease 98

Disease PET Scan MRI Clinic 98

AuntMinnie

MAY 31, 2024

PET imaging with nitrogen-13 (N-13) ammonia radiotracer can help predict major adverse cardiac events in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD), according to a study published May 30 in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging. Nonetheless, the findings are promising, they suggested. The full study is available here.

Disease 110

Disease PET Scan Hospital Imaging 110

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

PET imaging using a newly developed radiotracer has identified different patterns of brain tau pathology over time in early-onset versus late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to a study published February 1 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The team prospectively enrolled 52 participants (age, 69.7 ± 8.4 years;

Disease 130

Disease Nuclear Medicine PET Scan IT 130

AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Benign breast disease diagnosed through percutaneous biopsy increases the overall risk of developing breast cancer, according to research published December 13 in JAMA Surgery. Benign breast disease makes up about 75% of breast biopsy diagnoses. The study included data from 4,819 women with a median age of 51.

Disease 122

Disease Diagnose Clinic Imaging 122

AuntMinnie

APRIL 11, 2024

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can improve locoregional therapy for treating metastatic disease of the liver, according to early study results presented April 10 at UltraCon. Furthermore, metastatic disease to the liver is common in this area due to hepatic dual blood supply. It consists of about 10% of primary liver cancers.

Disease 111

Disease Radiosensitivity Ultrasound MRI 111

Imaging Technology

APRIL 8, 2024

Food and Drug Administration has approved this technology for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, and its indications are expanding to include various intracranial diseases. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases.

Disease 105

Disease Ultrasound Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinic 105

ScienceDaily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Research discovered a unique and promising avenue for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) earlier -- by analyzing AD biomarkers in blood -- so that the impacts of dementia can be reduced.

Disease 96

Disease Diagnose 96

AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The percentage of lung fibrosis quantified on CT pulmonary angiograms (CTPA) by an AI model is associated with increased risk of mortality -- and boosts clinicians' ability to predict the survival of lung disease patients, researchers have found. The results were published February 6 in Radiology. Images courtesy of the RSNA. "[We

Disease 116

Disease Radiology Clinic Diagnose 116

Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

percent agreement with computed tomography enterography in characterizing creeping fat in patients with Crohn’s disease, according to new research. Intestinal ultrasound demonstrated an 88.2

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Imaging Technology

MAY 24, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/24/2024 - 07:00 May 24, 2024 — Smokers who have small abnormalities on their CT scans that grow over time have a greater likelihood of experiencing acute respiratory disease events, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

Disease 94

Disease Emergency Room Hospital Radiology 94

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Patients with less tau pathology on PET scans may respond better to treatment with the new Alzheimer’s disease drug donanemab, according to an October 25 news report in the journal Practical Neurology. Research suggests that the accumulation of these proteins is a continuous process that starts decades before the onset of symptoms.

Disease 119

Disease PET Scan Clinic Diagnose 119

ScienceDaily

APRIL 15, 2024

Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the protective effects were even more pronounced in individuals with depression.

Disease 133

Disease 133

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

PET, CT, and MRI use for assessing coronary artery disease increased in Medicare patients from 2018 to 2022, while SPECT and stress echocardiography declined over the same period, researchers have reported. Taken together, these findings call for efforts to address barriers impeding wider uptake of PET,” the group wrote.

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Disease Medicare MRI Clinic 89

Medical Xpress: Radiology

DECEMBER 27, 2023

It has been applied to the treatment of various intractable brain diseases such as depression and Alzheimer's disease because it minimizes the impact on the surrounding healthy tissue and reduces side effects such as complications and infections.

Disease 121

Disease Ultrasound IT 121

ScienceDaily

JUNE 21, 2024

While previous studies suggested an association of the most common cerebral small-vessel disease with dementia risk, new research provides evidence of causal link, identifying it as a major vascular factor.

Disease 110

Disease IT 110

Medical Xpress: Radiology

AUGUST 13, 2024

The researchers also demonstrated that the parameters can be used to accurately diagnose and assess the severity of lung diseases in an animal model. Researchers have established a suite of parameters that can be determined using ultrasound to quantitatively measure different physical characteristics of the lung.

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Diagnose Disease Ultrasound Imaging 82

Open Medscience

AUGUST 18, 2024

Diagnostic imaging in motor neurone disease (MND) is crucial for early detection, disease monitoring, and differentiating from other conditions. The post Motor Neurone Disease: Diagnosis and Future Research Insights appeared first on Open MedScience.

Disease 52

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ScienceDaily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Two new papers by a team of researchers demonstrate that evaluating microRNAs in blood can be used not only to diagnose mild cognitive impairment (MCI) but also, critically, to predict the conversion from MCI to dementia due to Alzheimer's disease.

Disease 97

Disease Diagnose 97

AuntMinnie

JUNE 7, 2024

Kuo, who led development of imaging guidelines used to develop Lu-177 PSMA-617 ( Pluvicto , Novartis), noted that the theranostics treatment is approved for use in advanced stages of the disease, but that trials are underway to test it in patients at earlier stages. “We last year for Alzheimer's disease.

Disease 105

Disease Nuclear Medicine PET Scan Imaging 105

Health Imaging

MAY 3, 2024

Machine learning models could help create a more standardized, reproducible and efficient way of grading Crohn’s disease severity in the small bowel based on CT imaging.

Disease 93

Disease Imaging 93

Open Medscience

OCTOBER 5, 2024

The post Gene Therapy: Revolutionising Disease Treatment Forever appeared first on Open MedScience. Gene therapy offers unprecedented potential to treat and prevent genetic disorders by correcting defective genes or altering gene expression.

Disease 52

Disease 52

Medical Xpress: Radiology

JANUARY 8, 2024

Chronic liver diseases such as hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.

Disease 86

Disease MRI IT Imaging 86

Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Key opinion leaders examine the role of advanced imaging agents, particularly PSMA PET and other radiotracers, in identifying and defining oligometastatic disease in patients with prostate cancer.

Disease 66

Disease Imaging 66

AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its flurpiridaz F-18 radiotracer for PET imaging of coronary artery disease. CAD is the most common form of heart disease and remains the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S., GE HealthCare has received U.S. with 695,000 deaths recorded in 20214.

Disease 59

Disease PET Scan Imaging Healthcare 59

Health IT Analytics

MAY 29, 2024

The artificial intelligence-driven EXPRESSO model uses genomic data, epigenetics and other information to identify risk genes for autoimmune disease.

Disease 90

Disease 90