June 25th 2025
Expanded indications for the flutemetamol F18 injection include amyloid quantification and monitoring of anti-amyloid treatments.
Can CT-Based AI Help Predict Renal Function Decline After Radioligand Therapy for mCRPC?
February 25th 2025In patients who had at least four cycles of 177Lu-PSMA-I&T for mCRPC, new research shows that a 10 percent or greater decrease in total kidney volume on CT at six months has a 90 percent AUC for predicting estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) of 30 percent or greater at one year.
Emerging PET/CT Agent Shows Promise in Detecting PCa Recurrence in Patients with Low PSA Levels
February 13th 202518F-DCFPyL facilitated detection of recurrent prostate cancer in 51 percent of patients with PSA levels ranging between 0.2 to 0.5 ng/ml, according to new research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Genitourinary Cancers (ASCO-GU) Symposium.
Emerging PET Agent Garners Second FDA Fast Track Designation for Prostate Cancer Imaging
January 24th 2025In addition to an August FDA fast track designation for PSMA PET imaging in patients with suspected metastasis, the radiopharmaceutical 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA has earned another fast track designation for imaging of biochemical recurrence.
PET Agent Gets FDA Fast Track Designation for Cardiac AL and ATTR Amyloidosis
January 22nd 2025Previously approved for the detection of neuritic beta amyloid plaque, the PET agent (18F)florbetaben is currently being evaluated in a phase 3 multicenter trial for the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis.
Assessing MACE Risk in Women: Can an Emerging Model with SPECT MPI Imaging Have an Impact?
December 9th 2024In research involving over 2,200 women who had SPECT MPI exams, researchers found that those who had a high score with the COronary Risk Score in WOmen (CORSWO) model had a greater than fourfold higher risk of major adverse coronary events (MACE).
New Study Examines Agreement Between Radiologists and Referring Clinicians on Follow-Up Imaging
November 18th 2024Agreement on follow-up imaging was 41 percent more likely with recommendations by thoracic radiologists and 36 percent less likely on recommendations for follow-up nuclear imaging, according to new research.
FDA Clears New Centiloid Scoring and Tau PET Quantification Tools
October 20th 2024Offering standardized assessment of amyloid plaque and insights on tau protein tangles, the newly clearly FDA features of Centiloid scoring and tau PET quantification with syngo.PET Cortical Analysis software may facilitate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.