Malignant neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are relatively rare, notoriously difficult to treat, and associated with poor long-term survival. According to research presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 11-15 in San Diego, an investigative blood test could predict how patients will respond to peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) before they commit to a course of treatment.

The triggers of autoimmune inflammation in multiple sclerosis (MS) have eluded scientists for many years, but molecular imaging is bringing researchers closer to identifying them, according to a new study.

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s (SNMMI) 2017 Annual Meeting

Aggressive neuroendocrine cancer is something of a dark horse — a rare, elusive and persevering force linked to discouraging long-term survival rates. Researchers at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) — held June 11-15 in San Diego — presented a molecular imaging technique that allows oncologists to set patients’ radiotherapy doses right at that critical limit of delivering the most powerful kill to neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) while protecting vulnerable vital organs.

Non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) have a collective reputation for not responding very well to chemotherapy. Researchers at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 11-15 in San Diego, presented a means of evaluating an immunotherapy that fights off NSCLC by strengthening a patient’s own immune system.

iCAD announced its support for the new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening that include use of computed tomography colonography (CTC).

Revolutions need data. They need to explain why the present is not working as well as it could, so that a better route might be mapped. But how to gather that information? Data mining may light the way.

Preliminary tests have demonstrated that a new device may enable up to six times better contrast of tumors in the breast, while maintaining the same or better image quality and halving the radiation dose to patients.

June 21, 2016 — RedRick Technologies — provider of ergonomic radiology furniture, monitor mounting solutions and reading room design guidance — announced it will be exhibiting at the 2016 Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting, June 29-July 1 in Portland, Ore. The company’s offerings will focus on the importance of good ergonomics in the radiology reading room.

June 21, 2016 — Carestream Health is reaching out to healthcare providers to help facilities convert from computed radiography (CR) to digital radiography (DR) in response to the decreased reimbursement schedule contained in the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

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