First clinical trial reveals the safety and effectiveness of a novel PET radiotracer that detects both primary malignant melanoma and distant spread
Read article: Melanin-targeted PET probe tracks down malignant melanoma lesions
Cancer imaging expert Vicky Goh examines ways to unlock the clinical potential of PET/MRI
Read article: A glimpse into the future world of hybrid imaging
Researchers generate the first experimental cross-sectional medical image that doesn’t require tomography
Read article: Ultrafast photon detectors enable reconstruction-free medical imaging
Simultaneous generation of positronium and PET images could improve cancer diagnosis and provide molecular-level information about disease progression
Read article: First positronium image recorded during a PET scan
Sean Collins, from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory, discusses the goals of PRISMAP, the new European medical radionuclides programme
Read article: PRISMAP consortium to fast-track nuclear medicine research
An isotope viewed by many in the scientific community as an impurity may find applications in medical imaging and therapy
Read article: Technetium-101: from impurity to multipurpose medical tool
A new imaging agent can help determine how susceptible cancer cells are to iron-targeting treatments
Read article: Radioactive marker enables imaging of iron-hungry cancer cells
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: Novel PET tracer sheds light on plaque formation in Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers trace the distribution and clearance of radiolabelled microplastics in mice, to help understand how microplastics interact with the body
Read article: PET imaging tracks ingested microplastics in mice
Motion-corrected, MR-guided PET reconstruction provides more accurate cardiac PET images with the potential to enhance diagnostic imaging
Read article: Simultaneous PET–MR imaging could improve the diagnosis of heart disease
