A retrospective study gauging the benefit of PET/CT after first-line therapy for follicular lymphoma in multi-center trials puts PET/CT on a pedestal above CT alone as a tool for gauging patients’ response to therapy and prospective survival, according to a study published Sept. 18 in The Lancet Haematology . {read more here}

TUESDAY, Sept. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A test used to diagnose lung cancer may not be as reliable in geographic regions where certain lung infections are more common, a new analysis says. {Read More Here}

This year’s World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC), the Annual Meeting of the World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS), brought the most cutting edge research and technology in preclinical research and molecular imaging technology to the World Trade Center in Seoul, Korea, from Sept. 17-20. Featured plenaries included a Highlight Lecture on imaging and angiogenesis; the emerging marriage of nanomedicine and theranostics in the research community; advances in multi-modality imaging systems that combine PET, SPECT, MRI and optical imaging techniques; molecular imaging of oxidative stress and infection; and new methods in stem cell imaging. {read more here}

Be prepared with SNMMI’s Nuclear Medicine Review Course.  This online course comprises 14 lectures by world-renowned experts about the most critical topics in clinical nuclear medicine, including Physics & Instrumentation Pediatric Review, Endocrine Review PET/CT, Review of Gastrointestinal & Abdominal Imaging, Pulmonary Review, Immunotherapy Review, Review of Genitourinary System, Skeletal Review Tumor & Abscess Review, Review NRC Regulations Central Nervous System Review and Cardiac Review Case Review. {read more here}