Nuclear Imaging

Molecular imaging, also called nuclear imaging, includes positron emission computed tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This section includes radiopharmaceuticals and tracers, PET-CT, SPECT-CT, and PET-MRI.

IBA, a leader in particle accelerator technology, and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used for therapeutic applications and medical imaging, today announced a new contract in which NorthStar will purchase a third Rhodotron TT300 HE electron beam accelerator from IBA.

News | Nuclear Imaging

IBA and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Sign Contract for Rhodotron Electron Beam Accelerator for Commercial Production of Therapeutic Radioisotope Actinium-225 (Ac-225)

November 22, 2021 — IBA, a leader in particle accelerator technology, and NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC, a global ...

November 22, 2021

Videos | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

VIDEO: Advances in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy

Ana Kiess, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences, Johns Hopkins ...

November 17, 2021

Videos | Radiation Oncology

VIDEO: MRI-Linac and PSMA PET Imaging Technologies Aids Therapy at GenesisCare

Walter Curran, Jr. M.D., FACR, FASCO, GenesisCare global chief medical officer, discusses three technologies that are ...

November 16, 2021

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Staging F-18 FDG PET/CT images of adenocarcinoma in the RUL of the lung illustrates the value of Vereos. The primary lesion in the right upper lobe appears in the upper row (PET image is left, CT image is right). A 3 mm synchronous primary or metastatic lesion in the RUL is apparent in the lower row. The precision afforded by Vereos' images provided the basis for the patient to undergo RUL lobectomy instead of thermal ablation of the primary lesion. Images courtesy of Dr. Jay Kikut and UVM

Blog | PET-CT

Digital PET Balances Scan Time and Resolution

Efficiency and effectiveness are inseparable in clinical medicine. Digital PET addresses them both. The key is the ...

October 25, 2018

Saltus Biotech, a leader in 8k image technology, introduces a new high-end computer workstation and 8k monitor system for digital pathology for live tissue biopsy movies in real time. Saltus 8k imaging system monitors microscopic movies of live biological tissue specimens in real time.

News | Digital Pathology

Real-time Monitoring for Digital Pathology of Live Biological Tissue Specimens

November 15, 2021 — Saltus Biotech, a leader in 8k image technology, introduces a new high-end computer workstation and ...

November 15, 2021

New ultrafast photon detectors allow for rapid processing of data from positron emission or X-ray scans without the need for tomography to reconstruct images. This image shows a brain phantom (model) scanned by positron emission using the new technology.

News | PET Imaging

Detector Advance Could Lead to Cheaper, Easier Medical Scans

November 1, 2021 — Researchers in the U.S. and Japan have demonstrated the first experimental cross-sectional medical ...

November 01, 2021

18F-FDG PET in patients with long-COVID syndrome. A and B: Transaxial sections of group averaged, spatially normalized 18F-FDG PET scans in patients with long-COVID syndrome (A) and control patients (B). C: The pattern expression score (PES; *adjusted for age and sex, for illustration purposes) of the previously established COVID-19-related spatial covariance pattern was not significantly different between patients with long-COVID syndrome and control patients. Boxplots (grey), as well as individual values

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Molecular Imaging Suggests Long-COVID Symptoms may be Caused by Fatigue

November 1, 2021 — Long-term cognitive problems after a COVID-19 diagnosis may be a result of fatigue rather than ...

November 01, 2021

News | Molecular Imaging

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expansion Event Unveils Advanced Radioisotope Production Equipment and Breaks Ground on First-in-Kind Therapeutic Radioisotope Production Facility

October 29, 2021 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and ...

October 29, 2021

RefleXion is developing biology-guided radiotherapy* (BgRT), which incorporates positron-emission tomography (PET) data to enable tumors to continuously signal their location. The BgRT technology will synchronize these data with the linear accelerator to direct radiotherapy to tumors with sub-second latency. Currently, the RefleXion X1 machine is cleared for the delivery of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).

News | Radiation Oncology

RefleXion Announces Newly Formed Scientific Advisory Board

October 20, 2021 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) as a ...

October 20, 2021

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News | Radiation Therapy

RAD Technology Medical Systems to Exhibit at the ASTRO 2021

October 19, 2021 — RAD Technology Medical Systems (RAD) announced that it will be exhibiting at the 2021 American ...

October 19, 2021

Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals, announced presentations on Axumin (fluciclovine F 18) and 18F-fluciclovine at the upcoming American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2021 Annual Meeting

News | PET Imaging

Blue Earth Diagnostics Highlights Presentations on Axumin (Fluciclovine F 18) and 18F-Fluciclovine at ASTRO21

October 19, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

October 19, 2021

(A) CT (B) PET and (C) fused PET/CT of 68Ga-Ga-PSMA-11 PET scan of a patient with distant osseous metastases in the right proximal femur, visible on PET with intermediate PSMA uptake (SUVmax = 7.8) and missed by CT, confirmed later on follow-up CT imaging.

News | PET Imaging

PSMA PET Imaging More Accurate than CT in Detecting Hepatocellular Carcinoma

October 18, 2021 — PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) PET/CT is more accurate than conventional CT in the ...

October 18, 2021

NBTXR3 is a novel, potentially first-in-class oncology product composed of functionalized hafnium oxide nanoparticles that is administered via one-time intratumoral injection and activated by radiotherapy.

News | Radiation Therapy

NANOBIOTIX to Present First Survival Data From Priority Head and Neck Cancer Program at ASTRO21

October 7, 2021 — NANOBIOTIX, a late-stage clinical biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand ...

October 07, 2021

Cardiac coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exam showing different views of the myocardium and the coronary arteries. This was scanned on a Canon Aquilion Prime CT scanner.

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

Trends in Cardiac Imaging Over Past Decade Show Rapid Rise in CT

October 6, 2021 – A new study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging on cardiac imaging trends over a decade ...

October 06, 2021

Images of uptake in bone metastasis in patient 2. Anterior whole-body (left) and SPECT/CT (right) images show uptake of 131I-GMIB-anti-HER2-VHH1 at level of large lytic bone metastasis, with soft-tissue component at sternal bone both at 2.5 h and at 24 h after injection. Small differences in area of uptake are explained by differences in patient positioning (arms up at 2.5 h and arms down at 24 h, to maximize patient comfort). Cts = counts. Image created by M. Keyaerts, University Hospital of Brussels (UZ B

News | Women's Health

New Radionuclide Therapy Identified for HER2-positive Breast Cancer Patients

October 5, 2021 — A promising radionuclide treatment may offer new therapeutic options for breast cancer patients ...

October 05, 2021

An illustration based on simulations by Rice University engineers shows a gadolinium ion (blue) in water (red and white), with inner-sphere water -- the water most affected by the gadolinium -- highlighted. The researchers’ models of gadolinium in water show there’s room for improvement in compounds used as contrast agents in clinical magnetic resonance imaging.

News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Modern Simulations Could Improve MRIs

September 20, 2021 — Gadolinium-based contrast agents, the gold standard in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to ...

September 20, 2021

IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and SCK CEN (Belgian Nuclear Research Center) announced a strategic R&D partnership to enable the production of Actinimum-225 (225Ac), a novel radioisotope which has significant potential in the treatment of cancer.

News | Radiation Oncology

IBA and SCK CEN Join Forces to Enable Production of Actinium-225

September 17, 2021 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology, and ...

September 17, 2021

Bicameral legislation in U.S. House and Senate designed to address equity issues in patient access and affordability for innovative diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

Blue Earth Diagnostics Supports Timely Consideration and Passage of the FIND Act of 2021 by U.S. Congress

September 17, 2021 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

September 17, 2021

Strategies to help guide nuclear radiology teams at various healthcare systems in 2021 and beyond

Feature | Nuclear Imaging | By Staff of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC)

5 Strategies for Improving Your Nuclear Radiology Lab

A year after COVID-19 turned the world upside down, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) asked members how ...

September 16, 2021

Evaluation of therapeutic efficacy of drug candidates in preclinical oncology with positron emission tomography (PET)

Feature | PET Imaging | By Todd Sasser, Ph.D.

The Role of PET Imaging in Preclinical Oncology

The use of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in preclinical oncology investigations has shown the ability to ...

September 14, 2021

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. and RefleXion Medical, Inc., today announced a development and commercialization collaboration to evaluate the use of piflufolastat F 18, Lantheus’ prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agent, to enable real-time therapeutic guidance of biology-guided radiotherapy (BgRT) in prostate cancer using the RefleXion X1 platform.

News | PET Imaging

Lantheus and RefleXion Announce Collaboration with Potential to Improve Future Prostate Cancer Treatment

September 13, 2021 — Lantheus Holdings, Inc. and RefleXion Medical, Inc., today announced a development and ...

September 13, 2021