June 13th 2025
For patients with gastric cancer, (68Ga)Ga-FAPI-04 PET offered double the sensitivity for lymph node metastases in comparison to (18F)FDG PET.
Radiology ‘Game-Changer’: FDA Approves PET Agent for Enhanced Detection of Coronary Artery Disease
September 28th 2024Offering higher diagnostic efficacy than SPECT imaging for coronary artery disease (CAD) detection, the PET myocardial perfusion imaging agent Flyrcado™ (flurpiridaz F 18, GE HealthCare) provides unit dose availability and effectiveness in imaging patients with high BMI.
Study for Emerging PET/CT Agent Reveals ‘New Standard’ for Detecting Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
September 11th 2024Results from a multicenter phase 3 trial showed that the PET/CT imaging agent (89Zr)Zr-girentuximab had an 85.5 percent mean sensitivity rate for the diagnosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
Researchers Show Higher Breast Cancer Upstaging Rate with 18F-FAPI PET/CT
September 9th 2024The imaging agent 18F-FAPI PET/CT demonstrated greater than a 45 percent higher sensitivity rate in comparison to 18F-FDG PET/CT for the detection of axillary and extraaxillary regional lymph node metastases, according to a lesion-based analysis from a recent study.
Emerging PET Imaging Agent Gets FDA’s Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Cardiac Amyloidosis
August 5th 2024Reportedly the only imaging agent to garner a breakthrough therapy designation for cardiac amyloidosis, 124I-evuzamitide has demonstrated robust sensitivity for the condition as well as a favorable safety profile.
Systematic Review: PET/MRI May be More Advantageous than PET/CT in Cancer Imaging
July 18th 2024While PET/MRI and PET/CT had comparable sensitivity for patient-level regional nodal metastases and lesion-level recurrence, the authors of a systematic review noted that PET/MRI had significantly higher accuracy in breast cancer and colorectal cancer staging.
Study Assesses Amyloid PET/MRI Combination in Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease
July 15th 2024Emerging research revealed that a machine learning combination of amyloid beta PET and structural MRI demonstrated an 89 percent AUC in differentiating between older healthy patients and those with Alzheimer’s disease.
New Study Shows Non-Radiologists Interpreting 28 Percent of Imaging for Medicare Patients
June 28th 2024While radiologists interpreted approximately 99 percent of all non-cardiac CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies in hospital and emergency department settings for Medicare beneficiaries, new research shows significantly less radiologist review of cardiac imaging and office-based imaging.
Study Shows PET/CT is Superior to SPECT/CT in Managing Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
June 21st 2024F18-choline PET/CT imaging guidance for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) procedures led to a 29 percent higher percentage of normocalcemia at one month post-op in comparison to imaging guidance with Tc99m-sestaMIBI (MIBI) SPECT/CT, according to new research.
Can Deep Learning Automate Amyloid Positivity Assessment on Brain PET Imaging?
June 14th 2024In validation testing with 205 18F florbetapir PET scans from 95 patients with Alzheimer’s disease, a deep learning model demonstrated a 93.2 percent accuracy rate and a 97 percent AUC for detecting amyloid-β positivity.