PET Scan Related Topics 
AuntMinnie
MARCH 7, 2024
In 2023 compared with 2022, the total volume of positron emission tomography (PET) scans increased 10.2% year over year, according to the newly published IMV 2024 PET Market Summary Report. In 2023, the average number of PET scans per fixed PET site (versus mobile PET) increased 6.7%
ScienceDaily
JUNE 27, 2024
The new radiotracer, called FDT, enables PET scans to be used for the first time to accurately pinpoint when and where the disease is still active in a patient's lungs. The team has developed a new radiotracer, which is taken up by live TB bacteria in the body.
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Imaging Technology
APRIL 24, 2024
The newly published study involved performing PET scans on 22 people with MS and eight healthy controls. Researchers measured the glial activity load on the PET scans, a new measure developed in Singhal’s lab where lab members looked at the level of smoldering inflammation from microglia in MS patients.
AuntMinnie
OCTOBER 9, 2023
Alzheimer’s disease patients with cognitive impairment or dementia who were referred for amyloid PET scans had fewer hospitalizations compared with a matched control group, according to a study published October 9 in JAMA Neurology. Each participant was matched to a control Medicare beneficiary who had not undergone amyloid PET.
Open Medscience
JULY 12, 2024
PET scans are crucial for detecting metabolic activity, providing valuable insights into cancer, neurological disorders, and cardiovascular diseases. The post How to Read a PET Scan: A Basic Understanding appeared first on Open MedScience.
Diagnostic Imaging
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Two experts review SNMMI (Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) guidelines for use of PSMA PET scans in prostate cancer detection, as well as awareness about this new modality within the patient community.
Diagnostic Imaging
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Experts highlight the use of PSMA PET scans as a recent and accurate imaging method for prostate cancer screening.
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