A three-modality molecular imaging system that combines PET with photoacoustic imaging can detect which plaques might rupture and induce a major adverse cardiac event, according to research presented at this week’s Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting. {read more here}

At Sunday’s opening plenary session for the annual meeting of SNMMI, nuclear medicine and molecular imaging were touted as the premier cutting-edge solutions for personalizing cancer and advancing neurological treatments.  {read more here}

Clinicians referring patients for imaging with nuclear and molecular modalities will soon be able to do so with ready access to utilization assistance that’s based on appropriate-use criteria developed by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). {read more here}

Long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease become apparent to patients and their families, biological changes are occurring within the brain.  These biological changes can be detected early in the course of Alzheimer’s disease through positron emission tomography (PET) scan or cerebrospinal fluid analysis. {read more here}