myloid positron emission tomography (PET) scans as part of a routine diagnostic work-up can change diagnoses and treatment in patients with mild cognitive impairment, a prospective diagnostic study in the Netherlands found. {read more here}

This article explores growing evidence that might allow risk stratification of patients with normal perfusion & LV function after undergoing regadenoson (Lexiscan) stress myocardial perfusion imaging. {read more here}

A novel positron emission tomography (PET) imaging method shows promise for noninvasively pinpointing sites of inflammation in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), study is featured in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. {read more here}

Researchers have shown that a new nuclear medicine procedure (using 68Ga-OPS202) could safely and more effectively detect cancerous gastrointestinal and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors than current methods. The study is featured in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. {read more here}