Bracco's ProHance wins new indications
Bracco Diagnostics has received new indications from the Foodand Drug Administration for head and neck and pediatric CNS imagingfor its ProHance MRI agent. ProHance has been approved for usein children two years of age and older for MRI of the brain,
Bracco Diagnostics has received new indications from the Foodand Drug Administration for head and neck and pediatric CNS imagingfor its ProHance MRI agent. ProHance has been approved for usein children two years of age and older for MRI of the brain, spineand associated tissues at a dose of 0.1 mmol/kg. It is also nowindicated for the visualization of extracranial and extraspinalpathology of the head and neck region in adults at a dose of 0.1mmol/kg. Bracco Diagnostics is based in Princeton, NJ, and wasformed when Italy's Bracco bought Squibb Diagnostics.
The Reading Room Podcast: Current Perspectives on the Updated Appropriate Use Criteria for Brain PET
March 18th 2025In a new podcast, Satoshi Minoshima, M.D., Ph.D., and James Williams, Ph.D., share their insights on the recently updated appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET and tau PET in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Can Photon-Counting CT be an Alternative to MRI for Assessing Liver Fat Fraction?
March 21st 2025Photon-counting CT fat fraction evaluation offered a maximum sensitivity of 81 percent for detecting steatosis and had a 91 percent ICC agreement with MRI proton density fat fraction assessment, according to new prospective research.
