AHA releases statement on imaging in cancer patients
The American Heart Association (AHA) has issued a statement to provide guidance on the use of cardiac imaging in cancer patients undergoing therapy, which it published recently in Circulation. The AHA’s statement addresses the use of echocardiography and cardiovascular MRI, CT, SPECT, and PET imaging and aims to provide consensus on their appropriate use in clinical cardio-oncology, the association said in its release.Echocardiography should be the first-line imaging modality used for assessing cardiac function in patients receiving treatment that can lead to cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction, according to the A...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 25, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news

PET/CT radiomics may improve diagnosis of VCFs
In this study, the researchers aimed to combine FDG-PET/CT features and CT features in a radiomics model that could help clinicians make treatment decisions in these cases.The researchers analyzed imaging from 439 patients diagnosed with vertebral compression fractures after PET/CT scans at their hospital from January 2016 to January 2023. They extracted 26 features from the imaging: nine PET features and 17 CT features, as well as eight clinical variables, such as age, maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) of FDG radiotracer, osteolytic destruction, and fracture line, for instance.Using these, the group constructed a com...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Clinical News Molecular Imaging Source Type: news

New PET tracer shows promise visualizing cardiac amyloidosis
A team at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA, has developed the first PET radiotrace...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: SNMMI: PET tracer model quantifies cardiac amyloidosis burden Is there still a need for Tl-201 SPECT imaging in heart patients? AI may help diagnose cardiac amyloidosis on whole-body scintigraphy SPECT/CT superior to SPECT alone for imaging cardiac amyloidosis Cardiac MRI technique helps measure chemotherapy's effects (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Kromek highlights Spectrum's integration of its detectors
Radiation technology developer Kromek Group is highlighting that Spectrum Dynamic...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Kromek posts year-end revenue increases Canada grapples with shortage of SPECT agent Is PSMA PET/CT cost-effective for primary staging? Kromek and Analogic collaborate on CT detector technology Kromek adds to customer list (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AI developed for SPECT kidney imaging in children
An AI model based on SPECT images has the potential to help nuclear medicin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Delayed SPECT improves prostate cancer detection SPECT reduces kidney imaging times in children Is there still a need for Tl-201 SPECT imaging in heart patients? AI model estimates mortality risk on SPECT heart exams SPECT/CT shows lung abnormalities in children with long COVID (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Spike in knee arthroplasties raises concerns
Freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (FASCs) saw a large spike in outpatien...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: SPECT/CT helps assess patients with knee pain following arthroplasty DEXA highly underutilized in arthroplasty patients MRI can identify complications from total knee surgery Can cooled RF ablation relieve post-knee replacement pain? 3D printing improves accuracy of knee arthroplasty (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 10, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Fresenius Kabi launches substitute for MRI contrast Gadavist
Fresenius Kabi has released a generic substitute for the MRI contrast agen...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Canada grapples with shortage of SPECT agent ISMRM: Can MRI contrast residuals in hospital wastewater be reduced? Use of both iodine- and gado-based contrast boosts kidney injury risk Research outlines gadolinium's effect on Earth's water systems Fresenius Kabi to launch generic contrast agents in the U.S. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Kromek posts year-end revenue increases
Radiation detection technology firm Kromek has posted increased revenue fo...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Kromek and Analogic collaborate on CT detector technology Kromek adds to customer list Kromek announces new contracts worth $3M Kromek launches new line of SPECT cameras Kromek finalizes additional $1M contract (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Canada grapples with shortage of SPECT agent
Due to production delays, Canada is facing a shortage of dypyridamole -- a...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: CT contrast crisis prompts call for more use of MRI and ultrasound AI analysis of SPECT MPI scans can predict future cardiac events Report charts 80% drop in cardiac SPECT during COVID-19 Drug shortage puts PET, SPECT stress to the test ASNC releases new guidelines for SPECT MPI (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - July 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

SNMMI: Tailored prostate cancer treatment improves outcomes
Monitoring response during lutetium-177 prostate-specific membrane antigen radioligan...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Avenda spotlights AI prostate cancer study SIR to host Capitol Hill briefing on prostate health FDA approves new PET tracer for prostate cancer imaging Delayed SPECT improves prostate cancer detection PSMA-PET/CT is cost-effective over standard prostate cancer imaging (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

SNMMI: Experts debate AI's role in nuclear medicine
CHICAGO - AI applications in nuclear medicine are beginning to pick up stea...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI model estimates mortality risk on SPECT heart exams AI developed for PET/CT lung cancer imaging PET/CT predicts survival in women with inflammatory breast cancer AI may help diagnose cardiac amyloidosis on whole-body scintigraphy PET/CT radiomics could help select patients for immunotherapy (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

SNMMI: PET leads in developing new breast cancer therapy
CHICAGO - PET imaging with F-18 fluoroestradiol (FES) radiotracer is on th...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: PET/MRI shows promise for breast cancer imaging MRI radiomics can help predict breast cancer treatment response New SPECT tracer detects aggressive breast cancer PET aids in treatment of metastatic breast cancer patients (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 25, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

NorthStar appoints new president/CEO
NorthStar Medical Technologies, the parent company of NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: NorthStar promotes Estrum to executive vice president NorthStar licenses fibrin-targeted cardiac SPECT agent NorthStar inks supply deal with Clarity NorthStar adds $100M to coffers NorthStar names Estrem as CFO (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 19, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

CT shows COVID-19's long-term effects on the lungs
CT helps clinicians assess the long-term effects of COVID-19 on the lungs, accordin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: PET scans link COVID-19 and depression Breast, lung cancer incidence to rise due to COVID screening delays SPECT/CT shows lung abnormalities in children with long COVID PET/CT reveals different reactions to COVID-19 vaccines ACS: COVID-19 increased deaths from cancer as contributing factor (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Kidney ultrasound detects abnormalities in children with UTI
About one in five children with first febrile urinary tract infection (UTI...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: SPECT reduces kidney imaging times in children Use of both iodine- and gado-based contrast boosts kidney injury risk Black patients experience higher rates of dialysis graft failures CEUS better than MRI for diagnosing liver, kidney tumors 3D printing method uses MRI to build pediatric urology models (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 30, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news