It has been known that the microbe that causes TB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can persist in the lungs even after patient tissue samples test negative for the bacteria. In new research, scientists have found through the use of positron emission tomography/computerized tomography scanning that TB lesions can remain in the lungs long after treatment with antibiotics has been completed.  {read more here}

Buoyed by its perceived superiority over PET/CT, early adopters of PET/MRI believe the hybrid modality could be used more often in routine clinical applications within the next five years. However, that predicted growth could hit a speed bump because of PET/MRI’s hefty operational costs and longer scan times [and a lack of reimbursement], according to a paper published online August 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. {read more here}

The European Society of Cardiology compared non-invasive coronary artery procedures to determine which approach is best.  A single study trial of 208 patients with suspected coronary artery disease conducted by the ESC—show that PET scans are the most significantly accurate for diagnosing the disease. {read more here}

Baseline total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) on PET imaging significantly improved the ability to identify poor-prognosis patients with high-tumor-burden follicular lymphoma, pooled clinical-trial data showed. {read more here}