AuntMinnie | Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly being used to treat lung cancer patients with for whom surgery is not an option. But overweight and diabetic patients have a greater risk of developing chest wall pain, according to a study published in the...
AuntMinnie | Using MRI, researchers have found that intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation prior to percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction does not reduce infarct size, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress...
DiagnosticImaging | Every now and then, I find myself thinking about some of the skills radiologists have developed that are underappreciated. Some once held more importance than they now do (pneumoencephalography, for instance). Others were more recently of practical value but are on their way...
AuntMinnie | The discovery of a thrombus within an aneurysm on a FDG-PET/CT scan can alter the treatment for cancer patients and eliminate potentially major consequences, according to a study published online August 4 by the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Researchers at Saint Louis University in...
imagingBiz | A new report from MarketResearch.com forecasts that the global radiopharmaceuticals market for therapy and PET and SPECT imaging could see annual growth of 8% over a five-year period, reaching $4.7 billion in sales in 2015. PET and SPECT accounted for 90% of the $3.2...