Innovative research being done in Israel demonstrates, on film, how short-term bursts of brain activity are prompted by stimulants { read more here}

The combination of FDG-PET and MR enterography can accurately differentiate fibrotic strictures and inflammation in patients with Crohn’s disease, potentially helping patients avoid unnecessary surgery, according to a new study published in the March issue of Radiology. {read more here}

Conventional imaging methods have limited sensitivity for detecting metastatic prostate cancer. With appropriate, timely treatment vital to survival and quality of life, better imaging has been an ongoing goal.  A recent study, reported in the January issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, has now shown in a prospective, systematic manner that a PET/CT scan, using the radiotracer F-18-DCFBC to target prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), is significantly more effective than other detection methods currently in use. {read more here}

A recent study by the Yale School of Medicine could help lower radiation exposure during PET/CT scans, a medical imaging technique that produces functional images of the body. Published last month, the study sought to determine a threshold for the minimum radiation exposure necessary for PET/CT imaging. {read more here}