Oncology Imaging

FDG PET/CT accurately predicts radiotherapy response, clinical outcomes in spinal metastases patients
Korean researchers using metabolic monitoring with FDG PET/CT imaging modalities found the method…
Florida imaging center, nonprofit partner to provide free mammograms
Sand Lake Imaging in Orlando, Florida and Shepherd’s Hope, a nonprofit in the area, have partnered…
Up to 15% of breast cancer mastectomy patients need future imaging, biopsy
Many breast cancer patients opt for mastectomy believing they won’t require future imaging or…
Molecular imaging research could find less toxic, more effective breast cancer treatments
Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center in…
Nanoplatform developed with 3 molecular imaging modalities may improve cancer diagnosis
A new hybrid nanoplatform that simultaneously uses three types of imaging modalities—MRI, CT and…
NELSON lung cancer study encourages widespread screening, Medicare reimbursement
Annual lung screenings of older-aged current and former smokers should be conducted more regularly…
Cancer imaging researcher receives highest honor from World Molecular Imaging Society
The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) has awarded Robert Gillies, PhD, the 2018 Gold Medal…
Gallium 68 PET/MRI may detect prostate cancer better than multiparametric MRI
Researchers from the University of California, San Fransisco (UCSF) have demonstrated that gallium…
PET with CT twice as likely to change cervical cancer treatment plans
Using PET imaging in addition to conventional CT imaging for women with locally advanced cervical…
ACR seeks congressional support for Medicare coverage of CT colon cancer screening
Roughly 30 U.S. senators and congressional representatives were sought to cosponsor the CT…
Medicare spends $400M a year on prostate cancer treatment for elderly men
Despite national guidelines advising against prostate cancer screening in men 70 or older,…
Biannual MRI tops mammograms for women with genetic breast cancer risk
Researchers found undergoing MRI scans every six months better detected early breast cancer in…
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