Diagnostic low-dose radiation exposure overstated : Experts supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jan 2017 1:00 AM ISTIn an article published in the January 2017 issue of "The Journal of Nuclear Medicine," researchers assert that exposure to medical radiation does not...
PET-MR shows arterial CO2 as potent vasodilator for cardiac stress testing Ruby khatun khatun8 Jun 2017 12:56 PM ISTMore than 5 million cardiac stress tests performed annually in the U.S. employ injectable forms of pharmacological stress agents -- such as adenosine...
New type of PET -Scanning may detect even small clots in stroke cases : Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 July 2017 9:35 AM ISTWashington D.C. [USA] : Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has...
Novel PET tracer identifies most bacterial infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Oct 2017 10:15 AM ISTStanford University medical scientists have developed a novel imaging agent that could be used to identify most bacterial infections. The study is the...
New three-step system for complete cure of colorectal cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh17 Dec 2017 7:16 PM ISTResearchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston have developed a new,...
Novel PET tracer clearly identifies and tracks bacterial infection in lungs Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Jan 2018 7:28 PM ISTResearchers at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, have demonstrated that a new radiotracer, 2-18F-fluorodeoxysorbitol (18F-FDS), can identify and...
PET/CT differentiates prostate cancer from healthy tissue by new method Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTAccording to American Cancer Society, one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime therefore early diagnosis is key to...
PET tracer to predict treatment outcomese in depression Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 April 2018 7:10 PM ISTMajor depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating condition that affects more than 14 million Americans. There is no marker is currently available in...
Immuno-PET scan diagnoses IBD inflammation without invasive procedures Hina Zahid19 July 2019 7:05 PM ISTInflammation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be quickly and precisely diagnosed using a new type of nuclear medicine scan, according to...
Total-body PET: Maximizing sensitivity for clinical research and patient care Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Jan 2018 7:05 PM ISTThe new total-body PET/CT scanner could revolutionize our understanding and treatment of disease through analysis of better imaging data from the...
