The Istituto Oncologico Veneto (IOV) in Padua, Italy, has acquired MILabs’ latest-generation Versatile Emission Computed Tomography (VECTor5) system to support its translational oncology mission, entrusted by the Italian Ministry of Health and the Organization of the European Cancer Institutes. Due to its high-resolution imaging capabilities, MILabs’ preclinical VECTor can enable a quick translation of molecular research from the bench to the clinic at the IOV.

A new statement from the American College of Radiology (ACR) asserts that provider non-compliance to lung cancer screening guidelines may be resulting in thousands of unnecessary deaths each year. The statement attributes the phenomenon to physician ignorance of lung cancer screening guidelines, lack of patient and physician education on the benefits of screening, and drastically low Medicare reimbursement for low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening exams.

A new kind of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) component in the shape of a glove delivers the first clear images of bones, tendons and ligaments moving together, a new study finds.

A novel positron emission tomography (PET) tracer developed by Korean researchers can visualize joint inflammation and could provide early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, a common autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of joints and can lead to deformity and dysfunction. The study is reported in the featured basic science article in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine’s May issue.

Denver-based Matrix Analytics announced the company's rebrand to Eon. The rebrand marks the expansion of Eon's offerings beyond LungDirect to a suite of software solutions that will help improve the treatment of complex conditions of any kind. LungDirect, which will be rebranded to EonDirect, is the first and only cloud-based software application for lung cancer screening and incidental nodule management that integrates seamlessly with hospital electronic medical records (EMRs), according to Eon.