In this case, the woman had malignant pleural mesothelioma, despite never having been exposed to asbestos. Upon arrival at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Services, she received a positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) examination, in order to assess disease response following chemotherapy. {read more here}

Researchers are taking an integrative approach to unravel the disease mechanisms of schizophrenia. In the very first results, the researchers show that patients with schizophrenia have lower levels of the vital neurotransmitter GABA as well as changes in the brain’s immune cells. {read more here}

FDG-PET/CT can play a valuable role in directing image-guided biopsies of pediatric cancer patients, given its ability to detect and discern between malignant and benign regions, according to a study by a group from Saudi Arabia and Canada published in the March issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. {read more here}

The featured clinical investigation article of the March 2017 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine demonstrates that the PET radiotracer fluciclovine (fluorine-18; F-18) can help guide and monitor targeted treatment for recurrent prostate cancer, allowing for individualized, targeted therapy.  {read more here}