Read article: First positronium image recorded during a PET scan
Simultaneous generation of positronium and PET images could improve cancer diagnosis and provide molecular-level information about disease progression
Read article: PRISMAP consortium to fast-track nuclear medicine research
Sean Collins, from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, discusses the goals of PRISMAP, the new European medical radionuclides programme
Read article: Technetium-101: from impurity to multipurpose medical tool
An isotope viewed by many in the scientific community as an impurity may find applications in medical imaging and therapy
Read article: Radioactive marker enables imaging of iron-hungry cancer cells
A new imaging agent can help determine how susceptible cancer cells are to iron-targeting treatments
Read article: Novel PET tracer sheds light on plaque formation in Alzheimer’s disease
A new PET tracer identifies brain activity involved in the development of amyloid plaque in people with Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases
Read article: PET imaging tracks ingested microplastics in mice
Researchers trace the distribution and clearance of radiolabelled microplastics in mice, to help understand how microplastics interact with the body
Read article: Simultaneous PET–MR imaging could improve the diagnosis of heart disease
Motion-corrected, MR-guided PET reconstruction provides more accurate cardiac PET images with the potential to enhance diagnostic imaging
Read article: Brain images differentiate between different types of dementia
In vivo radioisotope imaging helps discriminate patients with dementia with Lewy bodies from those with Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease
Read article: Neural networks increase the accuracy of monolithic PET detectors
Artificial neural networks enable high-accuracy positioning of gamma interactions in monolithic PET detectors
Read article: CZT detector technology: ready to shine in next-generation medical imaging systems
From proton-based cancer therapy to small-animal PET scanners, US technology company H3D is seeking out growth opportunities in the medical imaging market
