Read article: Wearable PET scanner allows brain scans of moving patients Nuclear medicine Research update Wearable PET scanner allows brain scans of moving patients A helmet-like upright imaging device has potential to enable previously impossible neuroimaging studies
Read article: Tuberculosis-specific PET tracer could enable more effective treatment Nuclear medicine Research update Tuberculosis-specific PET tracer could enable more effective treatment FDT-PET scans in animals show potential for tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment monitoring
Read article: Portable camera expands the applications of gamma imaging Nuclear medicine Research update Portable camera expands the applications of gamma imaging The Seracam portable gamma camera could extend the use of nuclear medicine investigations beyond the constraints of larger fixed gamma camera systems
Read article: SNMMI ‘Image of the Year’ visualizes the brain as never before Nuclear medicine Research update SNMMI ‘Image of the Year’ visualizes the brain as never before The NeuroEXPLORER brain PET scanner generates low noise and ultrahigh-resolution images of neuronal activity in the brain
Read article: Deep transfer learning detects six different cancers on PET/CT scans Nuclear medicine Research update Deep transfer learning detects six different cancers on PET/CT scans A generalizable AI tool performs fully automated tumour segmentation on whole-body PET/CT images
Read article: Cardiac PET scans could predict onset of neurodegenerative disease in at-risk individuals Nuclear medicine Research update Cardiac PET scans could predict onset of neurodegenerative disease in at-risk individuals 18F-dopamine PET imaging of the heart can distinguish individuals later diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia
Read article: Total-body PET imaging reveals immune response in COVID-19 patients Nuclear medicine Research update Total-body PET imaging reveals immune response in COVID-19 patients First-in-human immunoPET imaging examines the biodistribution of T cells in COVID-19 convalescent patients and healthy controls
Read article: Scintillator study awarded Physics in Medicine and Biology best paper prize Nuclear medicine Research update Scintillator study awarded Physics in Medicine and Biology best paper prize Research on heterostructured scintillators for time-of-flight PET wins the Roberts Prize for the best paper published in Physics in Medicine and Biology last year
Read article: Walk-through PET scanner made for high-throughput imaging at lower cost Nuclear medicine Research update Walk-through PET scanner made for high-throughput imaging at lower cost A walk-through total-body PET system designed to scan patients in a standing position avoids time-consuming positioning on the scanning bed
Read article: Projectile fusion reactor could generate much-needed medical isotopes Nuclear medicine Research update Projectile fusion reactor could generate much-needed medical isotopes First Light Fusion is developing a low-cost inertial fusion power plant that could also be used to generate a range of essential medical isotopes
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