Bayer Schering Pharma of Germany will provide its experimental PET radiotracer florbetaben to the Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company AC Immune to evaluate the effects of a vaccine being tested to treat patients with Alzheimer´s disease.
PET radiotracer enters Alzheimer trial
Bayer Schering Pharma of Germany will provide its experimental PET radiotracer florbetaben to the Swiss-based biopharmaceutical company AC Immune to evaluate the effects of a vaccine being tested to treat patients with Alzheimer´s disease. Phase II tests have demonstrated that florbetaben can image beta-amyloid deposition in the brain. In the phase I clinical trial of ACI-24, florbetaben may indicate the vaccine dose needed to produce a therapeutic effect.
European Society of Breast Imaging Issues Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
April 24th 2024One of the recommendations from the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) is annual breast MRI exams starting at 25 years of age for women deemed to be at high risk for breast cancer.
Study Reveals Benefits of Photon-Counting CT for Assessing Acute Pulmonary Embolism
April 23rd 2024In comparison to energy-integrating detector CT for the workup of suspected acute pulmonary embolism, the use of photon-counting detector CT reduced radiation dosing by 48 percent, according to newly published research.