The use of [18F] Fluciclovine-PET imaging is steadily increasing in patients with suspected prostate cancer, but a new single-center study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology found some have more difficulty undergoing the exam than others. {read more here}

The researchers used positron emission tomography, PET, scans, to capture SGLT activity in lung cancer cells. They were able to use SGLT2 activity to monitor the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors to treat mice with genetic models of lung cancer and mice that had been implanted with human lung tumors. {read more here}

Among a cohort of RA patients without recognized cardiovascular disease who underwent cardiac 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography (FDG PET-CT), 39% had visually assessed FDG uptake and 18% had quantitatively assessed mean standardized uptake values (SUVs) of 3.10 units or higher, according to Joan M. Bathon, MD, of Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues. {read more here}

Deep learning can estimate full-dose PET images from scans with significantly lower dosages, according to a new study in the Journal of Digital Imaging. The method may make performing PET scans safer and more affordable. {read more here}