News tagged with journal of nuclear medicine
Unlocking mysteries of the brain with PET
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Inflammatory response of brain cells—as indicated by a molecular imaging technique—could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur ...
Molecular imaging holds promise for early intervention in common uterine cancer
Oct 01, 2009 |
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A promising new molecular imaging technique may provide physicians and patients with a noninvasive way to learn more information about a type of cancer of the uterus lining called "endometrial carcinoma" -- one of the most ...
PET can help guide treatment decisions for a common pediatric cancer
Aug 03, 2009 |
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A new study published in the August issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) is an important tool for depicting the extent of neuroblastoma in some patients, particularly for th ...
Study shows PET can measure effectiveness of novel breast cancer treatment
Jul 02, 2009 |
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A new study published in the July issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine shows that positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as int ...
PET/CT may improve prognosis for patients with inflammatory breast cancer
Feb 02, 2009 |
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In the largest study to date to evaluate fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in the initial staging of inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), researchers ...
Molecular imaging enables earlier, individualized treatment of thyroid cancer
Jan 02, 2009 |
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In a study to determine the diagnostic value of molecular imaging in nodal staging of patients with thyroid cancer, researchers were able for the first time to accurately distinguish between cancerous cells in regional lymph ...
Researchers find molecule that targets brain tumors
Dec 29, 2008 |
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UC Davis Cancer Center researchers report today the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer. The finding, which is published in the January 2009 issue of the European Journal of Nu ...
