PET scans revealed that ketamine rapidly restored bipolar depressed patients’ ability to anticipate pleasurable experiences by boosting activity in the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (yellow) and related circuitry. Picture shows PET scan data superimposed on anatomical MRI image. {read more here}

A new method of image reconstruction that synchronizes a preset phase of respiration using electrocardiography (ECG) and bioimpedance raises the image quality of PET usually degraded by breathing artifacts, the University of Eastern Finland (UEF) announced Oct. 10. {read more here}

While CT and MR are still the mainstays of detecting ischemic stroke, several SPECT and PET imaging techniques have been developed and are on the way to add comprehensive clinical information in the case of cerebrovascular disease. With this in mind, hybrid imaging such as PET/MR could provide a best-possible map of variables involved in stroke, according to a review published Oct. 9 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine . {read more here}

Cancer Research UK’s Centre for Drug Development (CDD), in collaboration with the Rising Tide Foundation, a Swiss-based non-profit organisation which funds innovative cancer trials, has announced a new trial at The Royal Marsden and University College London that could revolutionise how children with one of the deadliest forms of cancer are diagnosed. The news falls in Children’s Cancer Awareness Month, which runs throughout September. {read more here}