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SNMMI: PET approach finds more inflammation in PAOS patients

4 days ago | auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto

A novel PET imaging approach could help with earlier diagnosis and treatment for patients with progressive apraxia of speech (PAOS), suggest findings presented June 23 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting in New Orleans, LA.
PET imaging improves OMD detection in breast cancer patients

4 days ago | auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto

PET imaging improves oligometastatic breast cancer detection over conventional imaging, according to a post-hoc analysis presented June 21 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting in New Orleans, LA. In his presentation, Ur Metser, MD, from the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada, discussed his team’s findings on how PET imaging finds oligometastatic disease (OMD) in women 2.5 times more often than conventional imaging.
SNMMI: Retreatment with Lu-177 PSMA-617 shows promise in mCRPC patients

6 days ago | auntminnie.com | Will Morton

NEW ORLEANS β Retreating prostate cancer patients with lutetium-177 radioligand therapy after they have completed their initial course appears to improve overall survival, according to a study presented June 21 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 annual meeting.
SPECT/CT valuable after radiopharmaceutical therapy

6 days ago | auntminnie.com | Will Morton

NEW ORLEANS – Post-therapy SPECT/CT is invaluable for patients undergoing radiopharmaceutical therapy, according to a June 21 presentation Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 annual meeting. In a case series, the method significantly enhanced patient safety, optimized therapy regimens, and improved outcomes for patients, noted presenter Taylor Gillespie, a nuclear medicine clinical research leader at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
SNMMI: New PET tracers developed for imaging brain disorders

6 days ago | auntminnie.com | Will Morton

NEW ORLEANS – Two newly developed PET imaging agents are effective for identifying a highly expressed receptor in neurological and psychiatric conditions, according to a presentation at the 2025 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting. The histamine H3 receptor (H3R) regulates histamine synthesis and release in the central nervous system, which influences learning, memory, and sleep.
DL model improves BAC detection

1 week ago | auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto

A deep-learning (DL) model can improve the detection of breast arterial calcifications (BACs), according to research published June 20 in Academic Radiology. A team led by Sabee Molloi PhD, from the University of California, Irvine, highlighted the performance of its DL model, which successfully classified, segmented, and quantified BACs found on mammograms. It highlighted that these findings may advance cardiovascular risk screening.
Could radiation therapy for breast cancer lower Alzheimer's risk?

1 week ago | auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto

Cancer treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy may lead to a lower risk of Alzheimerâ€™s disease in breast cancer survivors, suggest findings published June 20 in JAMA Network Open. Breast cancer survivors had an 8% lower risk of Alzheimerâ€™s disease compared with age-matched women without breast cancer, wrote a team led by Su-Min Jeong, MD, from Seoul National University in South Korea.
PET/CT metric improves staging of patients with lung cancer

1 week ago | auntminnie.com | Will Morton

Primary tumor F-18 FDG radiotracer uptake on PET/CT scans is an independent prognostic factor for survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), researchers in Seoul, South Korea, have reported. The finding is from an analysis of imaging of 2,972 patients and suggests that the measurement should be added to initial staging systems, noted lead author Wonseok Whi, PhD, of Sungkyunkwan University, and colleagues.
Mammography screening leads to better cancer outcomes

1 week ago | auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto

Screening-detected breast cancers lead to better overall outcomes over clinically detected cancers, according to research published June 18 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. A team led by Steven Chen, MD, from State University of New York at Stony Brook University Hospital, found that breast cancers detected via screening mammography were tied to smaller tumor size, earlier stage of diagnosis, less-invasive therapies, and improved overall survival.
Virtual training effective for cardiopulmonary POCUS

1 week ago | auntminnie.com | Amerigo Allegretto

Virtual training is effective in teaching nonexperts about using cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), according to research published June 18 in CJC Open. Using a longitudinal virtual curriculum and tele-consultation model, a team led by Amer Johri, MD, from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, found that the training program led to significant improvement in POCUS image quality, acquisition, and interpretation.