Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is the modern standard for staging Hodgkin Lymphoma and response assessment using Deauville criteria is robust, according to a study published online ahead of print in the journal Blood. {read more here}
The new test involves attaching radioactively labeled antibodies to the infecting structures formed by the growing fungus, making it visible to doctors. It uses a combination of PET and MRI imaging, diagnostic technologies present in many hospitals, to identify the disease and to rule out lung infections caused by other pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. {read more here}
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and University College London (UCL) have started a brain-imaging study to uncover a new approach in neurodegenerative disease. {read more here}