Molecular Imaging

Nuclear imaging, also called molecular imaging, includes positron emission computed tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This section includes radiopharmaceuticals and tracers, PET-CT, SPECT-CT, and PET-MRI. Molecular imaging includes the field of nuclear medicine, which uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose and treat disease.

Simulations by Rice University engineers have revealed details about the molecular interactions between gadolinium contrast agents used in MRI scans and their liquid environment. In this model, green gadolinium is surrounded by blue chelate ions, themselves surrounded by water (gray oxygen and red hydrogen atoms). Thiago Pinheiro dos Santos/Rice University
News | Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Rice Refines Analysis of MRI Contrast Agents

November 21, 2022 — You can keep your best guesses. Engineers at Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering ...

Time November 21, 2022
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Figure 1. The fat pad adjacent to the kneecap (Hoffa's fat pad, infrapatellar fat pad) can change in signal on MRI when the knee is inflamed. (A) Normal knee without signs of inflammation. (B) Arrow pointing on a circumscribed area with higher signal (bright lines) in the area of the fat pad (normally dark), which is indicative of a beginning inflammatory reaction. (C) The whole fat pad has a higher signal (light grey color with white lines), which is a sign of progressive inflammation of the knee joint.
News | RSNA
NSAIDs May Worsen Arthritis Inflammation

November 21, 2022 — Taking anti-inflammatory pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen for osteoarthritis may worsen ...

Time November 21, 2022
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NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes’ Radiopharmaceutical CDMO in Beloit, Wis. (artist rendering). Upon completion, NorthStar will be first and only U.S. company housing commercial-scale, multi-radioisotope production and radiopharmaceutical development services on the same campus, enabling collaborating companies to realize logistical, regulatory and cost benefits. (Photo: Business Wire)
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Expands Business Platform with New, Patient-focused, Radiopharmaceutical Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) Services Unit

November 15, 2022 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and ...

Time November 15, 2022
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The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology has issued an alert about possible supply disruptions
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers
Alert: Mo-99/Tc-99m Supply Disruptions Possible

Nov. 4, 2022 — On October 28, the Nuclear Medicine Europe Emergency Response Team issued a statement about mechanical ...

Time November 05, 2022
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18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PET image showing prostate cancer spread beyond the prostate region (Photo courtesy of Blue Earth Diagnostics)
News | PET Imaging
Blue Earth Diagnostics Announces Results on Clinical Factors Impacting Detection Rates from Phase 3 SPOTLIGHT Trial of Investigational PET Imaging Agent 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 in Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer

November 2, 2022 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

Time November 02, 2022
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Top trends boosting the industry expansion through 2028
Feature | Contrast Media | By Shankar Khatkale
Imaging Contrast Agents Global Market Outlook

According to a recent study from market research firm Graphical Research, the global imaging agents market size is set ...

Time November 02, 2022
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The oral presentation includes additional results from Blue Earth's Phase 3 SPOTLIGHT study evaluating the impact of clinical factors on the detection rate of 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 PET imaging in men with suspected prostate cancer recurrence based on elevated PSA following prior therapy
News | PET Imaging
Blue Earth Diagnostics Highlights Presentations on Axumin (Fluciclovine F 18) and Investigational 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 in Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer

October 25, 2022 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

Time October 25, 2022
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Company announces SCINTIX as new product name for its flagship biology-guided radiotherapy technology
News | PET-CT
RefleXion Highlights New Cancer Treatment Research Abstracts for Presentation at ASTRO 2022

October 24, 2022 — RefleXion Medical, a therapeutic oncology company pioneering biology-guided radiotherapy* (BgRT) as a ...

Time October 24, 2022
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18F-SMBT-1 PET studies showed that beta-amyloid+ Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients, but most importantly, beta-amyloid+ controls (CN) have significantly higher regional 18F-SMBT-1 binding than beta-amyloid- CN, with 18F-SMBT-1 retention highly associated with beta-amyloid burden. These findings suggest that increased 18F-SMBT-1 binding is detectable at the preclinical stages of beta-amyloid accumulation.
News | PET Imaging
Novel PET Imaging Agent Detects Earliest Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

October 20, 2022 — A new highly selective PET imaging agent can detect the presence of overexpressed monoamine oxidase-B ...

Time October 20, 2022
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Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals, today announced the signing of a data-sharing agreement with Siemens Healthineers and the University Hospital of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) for anonymized 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 clinical data and images.
News | PET Imaging
Blue Earth Diagnostics Announces Data-sharing Agreement with Siemens Healthineers and the University Hospital of Technical University of Munich (TUM) for 18F-rhPSMA-7.3

October 19, 2022 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

Time October 19, 2022
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Based on Spectrum Dynamics digital SPECT/CT platform, VERITON-CT 400 Series provides the benefits of increased sensitivity and throughput to clinical applications based on high energy isotopes used in Nuclear Medicine
News | SPECT-CT
World's First Digital SPECT/CT Capable of High Energy Imaging Enables Full Range of Clinical Capabilities to Nuclear Medicine Centers

October 18, 2022 — Spectrum Dynamics announced its newest development in digital nuclear medicine imaging: the ...

Time October 18, 2022
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Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring solutions to the medical, nuclear, defense, and research end markets, today announced the appointment of Michael Rossi as the President of Mirion Medical. Michael will report directly to Mirion’s CEO, Tom Logan, who had been acting as President of the business segment.
News | Quality Assurance (QA)
Mirion Technologies Appoints Michael Rossi as President of Mirion Medical

October 7, 2022 — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of radiation detection, measurement, analysis and ...

Time October 07, 2022
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The center will be equipped with a Cyclone KIUBE offering the highest production capacity with a PET cyclotron.
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers
ElsMed, Novatec and IBA Sign Contract to Install Radiopharmaceutical Production Center in Georgia

October 6, 2022 — IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A., EURONEXT), a world leader in particle accelerator technology and the ...

Time October 06, 2022
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Free-breathing phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) low-field MRI at 0.55T with calculated parameters at an axial plane after automatic registration to a mid-expiration position and lung parenchyma segmentation. From left to right, representative color-coded images of functional show ventilation defects (VDP, blue), perfusion defects (QDP, red), ventilation/perfusion (V/Q match, green), ventilation/perfusion defects (V/Q defect, purple) in a healthy control (upper row, 7-year-old male), a participant rec
Feature | Radiology Business
Top 10: September's Most-read Content

Here is a recap of what ITN viewers found most interesting during the month of September: 1. Lasting Lung Damage Seen in ...

Time October 03, 2022
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News | PET Imaging
Blue Earth Diagnostics Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application for 18F-rhPSMA-7.3, a Radiohybrid Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-Targeted PET Imaging Agent for Prostate Cancer

September 28, 2022 — Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and ...

Time September 28, 2022
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Ground-breaking research funded by National Cancer Institute
News | PET-CT
Xoran Partners With WVU to Develop PET/CT Scanner for Head and Neck Cancers (HNCs)

September 28, 2022 — Xoran Technologies is engaged in a ground-breaking research project to develop a PET/CT scanner for ...

Time September 28, 2022
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IBA Rhodotron TT300-HE electron beam accelerator (Photo: Business Wire)
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes and IBA Sign Agreement for Two Additional Rhodotron Electron Beam Accelerators for Commercial Production of Radioisotopes

September 22, 2022 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and ...

Time September 22, 2022
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As the world, particularly the imaging community, is aware, disruptions in a pharmaceutical supply chain have impacted the global availability, and shortage of, iohexol iodinated contrast media (ICM), a common agent used in a multitude of CT and X-ray exams.
Feature | Contrast Media | By Christine Book
Contrast Media Supply Shortage: How and What Now?

The theme “Everyday progress” seems appropriate for the imaging community in 2022. What a year it’s been. Supply ...

Time September 14, 2022
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For over 40 years the vision of Shared Medical Services (SMS) has been to provide innovative imaging and service solutions to healthcare facilities regardless of their size, location or capital budget. That vision is as strong today as it was back in 1980.
News | PET-CT
SMS first to bring Mobile Digital PET/CT to North Dakota and Montana

September 13, 2022 — For over 40 years the vision of Shared Medical Services (SMS) has been to provide innovative ...

Time September 13, 2022
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Philips Spectral Angio CT suite
News | SPECT-CT
Philips Announces New Milestones in the Development of the World’s First Spectral Detector Angio CT Solution

September 12, 2022 — Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announced new milestones in the development of ...

Time September 12, 2022
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