1. FDG-PET for Vulvar Carcinoma Diagnosis
(Communities/PET)

... (FDG) as a tracer (FDG-PET) is widely used in clinical oncology, including cervical, endometrial, and ovarian cancer. But its use in vulvar carcinoma was unknown. Akila Viswanathan, MD, Dana Farber Cancer ...

2. PET/CT for Detects Neuroendocrine Tumours Metastases
(Communities/PET)

... were: Echocardiography, 16/12 (M: 10, P: 6, I: 1, E: 1); SMS-R PET- CT, 26/2 (M: 15, P: 14, I: 1, E: 1); MRI, 9/2 (M: 5, P: 4, I: 1); FDG PET-CT, 3/21 (M: 1, P: 2); CT, 9/19 (M: 5, P: 5, I: 1). Echo detected ...

3. FDG-PET May Identify Occult Metastases
(Communities/PET)

A small phase 2 study suggests that 17-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography ( FDG-PET ) may help identify occult masses after orchiectomy for stage 1 seminoma, said researchers here at the 2010 ...

4. Siemens to Showcase at BNMS 2010
(Company News/Siemens Healthcare)

... Solutions has recently embarked upon a product development programme aimed at broadening the range of available PET radiopharmaceuticals in the UK. “While FDG has been, and will remain, the primary tracer ...

5. Hybrid Imaging at ECR 2010
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... at ECR 10 by a panel of specialists led by Professor Thomas F. Hany from Zurich. In oncology, PET / CT combined with 18F-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-2-Glucose (FDG) as a radioactive tracer has proved to be more ...

6. Nuclear Medicine in Joint Session: ECR10
(Radiology Conferences/ECR 2010)

... “Causes and imaging features of false positives/ false negatives on PET / CT in oncologic imaging.” The uptake of fluoro-deoxy-glucose (FDG), the the most commonly used PET tracer for clinical molecular ...

7. PET Imaging for Cancer Aggression Prediction
(Communities/PET)

... cell carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy, a retrospective analysis of data from a clinical series showed. Uptake of FDG tracer in the primary tumor had a significant association ...

8. Molecular Imaging & Nuclear Medicine: Arab Health
(Radiology Conferences/Arab Health Congress 2010)

... will be marking the agenda of the Molecular Imaging & Nuclear Medicine Conference for 2010. One key area for cancer management is metabolic imaging, the backbone of MI&NM. FDG - PET has been widely ...

9. PET Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in Parkinson's
(Communities/PET)

... treatments differ for these conditions, so more accurate diagnostic techniques have been needed. So Tang and colleagues employed an imaging technique known as fluorine-18-labeled-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET ...

10. PET Stratify Breast Cancer Without Biopsy
(Communities/PET)

... biomarker called VPAC1, which is overexpressed as the tumor develops. The researchers compared the images using that agent with images using the "gold standard" imaging agent, 18F-FDG. They used MMTVneu ...

11. Philips Focuses on Radiation Dose Management Products at RSNA 2009
(Company News/Philips Healthcare)

... and adds new coverage for initial treatment in seven other cancer indications. FDG-PET exams, such as those performed on the GEMINI TF, can be performed as part of the initial treatment strategy and to ...

12. Most Radiation Oncologists use Advanced Medical Imaging Methods
(Modalities/Radiology )

The Study shows that 95 percent of radiation oncologists use advanced imaging techniques such as positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and 4-dimensional computed tomography ...

13. SNM Applauds Expanded Medicare Coverage
(Organizations/SNM)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approves FDG PET for cervical cancer staging. SNM applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to expand coverage of FDG PET ...

14. SNM Applauds Expand Coverage of FDG PET
(Communities/PET)

SNM applauds the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) decision to expand coverage of FDG PET for the initial staging of cervical cancer without previously imposed restrictions. “CMS’ decision ...

15. New PET Biomarker NVB-64 Visualizes Malignant Breast Tumors
(Communities/PET)

... cancer detection using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with 18fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) approved for use in patients.  FDG-PET has two significant drawbacks: 1) FDG-PET leaves a frustrating 30% ...

16. PET/CT can Expedite Diagnosis of Lung Cancer in a Fast-track Setting
(Communities/PET)

... tests patients for lung cancer over the course of one day and could expedite identification and treatment of the disease. Using the 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) imaging technique,with a PET/CT scanner, ...

17. Medical Imaging Societies Ask CMS to Cover More PET Scans
(Communities/PET)

... to two FDG PET scans for evaluation, as opposed to the one it now covers. The groups, which include the American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology and the Academy of Molecular ...

18. Positron to Exhibit at RSNA Conference
(Company News/Positron Corporation)

... our Attrius, cardiac specific PET scanner and the Tech-Assist, an FDG dose administration and shielding system, reinforcing our relevance in all areas of the nuclear medicine community." About Positron ...

19. CMS to Reconsider Coverage Decision to Include two FDG-PET Scans
(Communities/PET)

Seven medical imaging groups wrote a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to formally request coverage of two fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) ...

20. PET/CT is an Innovative Tool for Diagnosis of Alzheimer
(Communities/PET)

... and then only structural appearance without metabolic state of the cells.  Patients undergoing PET/CT scans are first injected with radioactive glucose called FDG 18, and then high-speed scanning ...