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Total-body PET provides suitable images of antibodies up to 30 days after injection

Combining 89Zr-labeled antibodies with total-body positron emission tomography (PET) has extended the utility of novel total-body PET scanners, providing suitable images up to 30 days after the initial injection.

31 Mar 2020

New virtual tool to help the world diagnose COVID-19 in the lungs

A new virtual tool helps overstressed and overworked doctors sharpen their skills at making a timely diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia based on the characteristic lung signs on computerized tomography (CT) of the chest.

31 Mar 2020

Editorial challenges U.S. healthcare system to reconsider conventional care for diverticulitis

An editorial challenges physicians and the U.S. healthcare system to reconsider the current "one size fits all" care for diverticulitis and to employ a precision medicine approach to determine which patients should be referred for colonoscopy.

31 Mar 2020

Coronavirus shown to spread in high heat and humidity

A new study explores the possibility that the novel coronavirus, which is ravaging the world, can spread in hot and humid conditions, dispelling the view held by some investigators that the virus is more easily transmissible in colder climates.

30 Mar 2020

World's only online image-based tool to improve COVID-19 diagnosis launched

The world's only online image-based COVID-19 diagnosis improvement tool for healthcare workers is launched today by University of Sydney spinoff DetectED-X, drawing on its global experience and outcomes in breast cancer detection and patient cases from the coronavirus pandemic.

30 Mar 2020

Novel PET/CT systems provide quantitative assessment of brain stem nuclei in patients with hearing loss

Novel, fully digital, high-resolution positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging of small brain stem nuclei can provide clinicians with valuable information concerning the auditory pathway in patients with hearing impairment, according to a new study published in the March issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

25 Mar 2020

New handheld, high-resolution medical imaging device has potential for bedside scanning

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed the prototype of a handheld medical imaging device that can produce images down to resolutions of 1 to 2 micrometers.

25 Mar 2020

AI could enhance prediction of treatment response among patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Artificial intelligence deep learning algorithms may predict response to systemic treatment for non-small cell lung cancer.

23 Mar 2020

AI may help predict tumor sensitivity to systemic cancer therapies

Using standard-of-care computed tomography scans in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, researchers utilized artificial intelligence to train algorithms to predict tumor sensitivity to three systemic cancer therapies.

20 Mar 2020

Research aimed at increasing shelf life of radiation drugs offers hope for cancer patients

People with hard-to-reach cancers in the kidney, gut and prostate will have improved hope for early diagnosis and treatment with new research aimed at increasing the shelf life of revolutionary radiation drugs.

19 Mar 2020

Accurate diagnosis of appendicitis in the emergency department may be more challenging

While symptoms of appendicitis may be common, a new study suggests that accurately diagnosing the condition in the emergency department may be more challenging.

16 Mar 2020

Chest CT shows COVID-19 damage to the lungs

A new study presents peer-reviewed cases of COVID-19 in order to ensure that the disease is diagnosed as rapidly as possible, and thus help prevent an overwhelming spike in infections in any one place during the course of the current pandemic. Much interest has been shown in the possibility of using chest X-rays, and computed tomography (CT) scans to screen for and diagnose patients with this illness, whether suspected or confirmed.

15 Mar 2020

No evidence of a link between surgery with anesthesia and Alzheimer's disease

Older adults who have surgery with general anesthesia may experience a modest acceleration of cognitive decline, even years later. But there's no evidence of a link to Alzheimer's disease, according to new research from Mayo Clinic.

12 Mar 2020

New imaging agent illuminates cancerous tumors and surrounding cells

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a new imaging agent that could let doctors identify not only multiple types of tumors but the surrounding normal cells that the cancer takes over and uses as a shield to protect itself from attempts to destroy it.

10 Mar 2020

Abnormal retinal gene function underlying vision loss in dogs

A canine study carried out at the University of Helsinki has described a gene variant in the regulatory region of the retina resulting in the abnormal function of retinal genes and, eventually, in the loss of vision in dogs.

10 Mar 2020

NCCN publishes recommendations for assessing quality improvements in cancer care

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published a curated list of high-impact measures for assessing quality improvements in cancer care.

10 Mar 2020

Lung cancer mortality could be reduced by including smoking cessation with screening

Including smoking cessation with existing lung cancer screening efforts would reduce lung cancer mortality by 14 percent and increase life-years gained by 81 percent compared with screening alone, according to a study from Rafael Meza from the University of Michigan and colleagues and published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, a publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

9 Mar 2020

A seismic view of the brain

A new study published in the journal Digital Medicine in March 2020 reports a prototype or pilot study that could make it easier to develop much more accurate imaging technology for the human brain, far more superior to any existing technology such as CT, MRI, and PET scanning.

8 Mar 2020

New nanoparticle nickel-based contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging of deep tissues

Photoacoustic imaging has gained global attention for capturing images without causing pains or using ionizing radiation. Recently, many researchers have heavily studied on observing deep tissues to apply the photoacoustic imaging to clinical diagnosis and practices.

6 Mar 2020

PET imaging helps researchers to detect transplant patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy

Myocardial blood flow and myocardial flow reserve have been identified as accurate indicators for graft failure after cardiac transplantation, according to a new study published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

5 Mar 2020

Tomography News and Research

Total-body PET provides suitable images of antibodies up to 30 days after injection

New virtual tool to help the world diagnose COVID-19 in the lungs

Editorial challenges U.S. healthcare system to reconsider conventional care for diverticulitis

Coronavirus shown to spread in high heat and humidity

World's only online image-based tool to improve COVID-19 diagnosis launched

Novel PET/CT systems provide quantitative assessment of brain stem nuclei in patients with hearing loss

New handheld, high-resolution medical imaging device has potential for bedside scanning

AI could enhance prediction of treatment response among patients with non-small cell lung cancer

AI may help predict tumor sensitivity to systemic cancer therapies

Research aimed at increasing shelf life of radiation drugs offers hope for cancer patients

Accurate diagnosis of appendicitis in the emergency department may be more challenging

Chest CT shows COVID-19 damage to the lungs

No evidence of a link between surgery with anesthesia and Alzheimer's disease

New imaging agent illuminates cancerous tumors and surrounding cells

Abnormal retinal gene function underlying vision loss in dogs

NCCN publishes recommendations for assessing quality improvements in cancer care

Lung cancer mortality could be reduced by including smoking cessation with screening

A seismic view of the brain

New nanoparticle nickel-based contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging of deep tissues

PET imaging helps researchers to detect transplant patients with cardiac allograft vasculopathy

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