PET/CT

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography is a hybrid nuclear medicine imaging technique that helps radiologists spot abnormal metabolic activity. PET/CT is commonly used to diagnose cancers, heart diseases and certain brain disorders, among other conditions.

GE Healthcare to acquire radiopharma firm Sofie Biosciences for $945M
The Chicago-based imaging systems manufacturer will pay the purchase price in cash, acquiring the company from private equity firm Trilantic North America.
Miniature ‘plug-and-play’ platform could accelerate development of new PET tracers
Researchers are developing a system that combines a universal radioactive building block with different biological molecules to create new radiotracers.
FDA clears AI platform for PET imaging enhancement and quantification
The software supports amyloid, tau and FDG PET and provides automated Centiloid measurements for amyloid imaging and CenTauR measurements for tau imaging.
Physician groups launch national alliance to protect PET imaging access
The launch comes ahead of meetings with members of Congress this fall in Washington, D.C., where group leaders plan to advocate for the availability of cardiac PET, particularly among underserved populations.
Siemens Healthineers invests nearly $44M to boost PET/CT production
The finalized project was designed to increase production capacity and support growing demand for PET/CT technology, including new product lines planned for the United States and international markets.

New prostate cancer PET imaging agent officially available for commercial use

Posluma (flotufolastat F 18) received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval in May 2023.

Folate-based radiopharmaceuticals could improve detection of gliomas

According to new research, gliomas—a deadly group of brain tumors that are difficult to treat—have increased folate receptor expression, meaning they also show increased uptake of folate-based radiopharmaceuticals on PET imaging.

Do clinicians want radiologists' management advice? Interviews shed some light on 'unwanted' recommendations

Clinicians only want the information they need to make treatment decisions, rather than advice on what actions they should take, the survey found.

Will PET imaging be covered alongside new Alzheimer's drugs? CMS dodges topic in new coverage decision

The recent CMS coverage determination did not make any mention of beta-amyloid PET imaging that is necessary for both diagnosing Alzheimer’s and monitoring the effectiveness of related treatments.

Two examples of PSMA-PET scans showing numerous prostate cancer metastases spread throughout the body. Many of these smaller tumors would not have been dected on previous standard-of-care imaging. Photo on left courtesy of SNMMI, right University of Chicago. #PSMAPET

PSMA-PET a more cost-effective option for patients long-term compared to standard prostate imaging

The findings support adopting F-18 DCFPyL PET/CT as the standard of care for prostate cancer staging, authors of a new Scientific Reports paper concluded.

Radioactive substances unnecessary in new method for measuring brain glucose metabolism

Rather than administering radiolabeled glucose for exams, imagers give patients a small amount of a harmless glucose solution that is said to be equivalent to a can of a carbonated drink.

Accessibility, reimbursement and other issues limit uptake of PET/CT among oncologists, survey reveals

Difficulty obtaining PET/CT scans was reported by 55% of respondents, with 21% citing this as the greatest barrier in treating classic Hodgkin lymphoma.

MRI and PET findings could guide treatment of lingering concussion symptoms

Abnormalities of the thalamus could be to blame for persistent symptoms in the months following a concussion, according to new research.

PET/CT

GE Healthcare to acquire radiopharma firm Sofie Biosciences for $945M

Miniature ‘plug-and-play’ platform could accelerate development of new PET tracers

FDA clears AI platform for PET imaging enhancement and quantification

Physician groups launch national alliance to protect PET imaging access

Siemens Healthineers invests nearly $44M to boost PET/CT production