A 18F-FDG PET/CT scan can reveal previously undetected breast cancer in more than one-third of newly diagnosed male patients, according to research published Sept. 20 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

The World Molecular Imaging Society (WMIS) has awarded Robert Gillies, PhD, the 2018 Gold Medal Award to honor his lifetime of research in cancer molecular imaging and cancer biology, according to a WMIS press release.

A minimally invasive autopsy can detect a person’s cause of death as well as a conventional autopsy, according to a new study published by Radiology. They can also result in a more helpful postmortem diagnosis.

AI trained with neuroimaging data may be used to successfully predict outcomes for people at risk of psychosis and depression, according to research published online Sept. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.

Alzheimer’s could be diagnosed earlier if the blood-brain barrier was monitored as a biomarker and potential drug target using MRI or PET, according to research published online Sept. 24 in Nature Neuroscience.

A group of radiologists at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) received a three-year, $300,000 grant from Bracco Diagnostics—a developer of diagnostic imaging solutions—to research and educate physicians on contrast ultrasound for use in pediatric patients.

Minimally invasive autopsy using CT and MRI exams performed as well as conventional autopsy, though better determined unexpected causes of death and diagnostic information, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Radiology.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee announced it will expand Medicare coverage for cardiac PET, according to the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). The change will take effect later this year.