North American Spine Society (NASS) adds advanced medical imaging for some back pain to list of questionable procedures kept by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Choosing Wisely initiative

Recognizing that one of the obstacles to getting x-ray access to patients in developing nations is simply knowledge, the Rotary Club of Park Ridge, Ill, has put the information and experience it has gathered installing x-ray rooms in Africa, Central Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean online in a free library resource

There is growing interest in applying molecular imaging techniques for the detection of peripheral vascular disease (PVD). A range of scanner-tracer combinations can be used for perfusion, angiogenesis and atherosclerotic imaging, according to a review published online Oct. 7 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

An estimated 30 percent of epileptics experience drug resistance. A PET agent may one day be used to track physiological mechanisms of resistance, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

A novel cannabinoid type 2 receptor ligand that binds to microglial and immuno cells could be a hit for neuro-inflammatory imaging, according to a study published in the August 2013 issue of Molecular Imaging and Biology.

This week, Oct. 6-12, is Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Week and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the SNMMI Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS) are rallying the medical community to raise public awareness about the industry.

Evaluating myocardial blood flow (MBF) with stress-rest cardiac PET teases out more multivessel CAD than with cardiac PET or SPECT alone, both of which tend to underestimate severity of disease, according the proceedings of the 2013 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) 2013 Annual Meeting held Sept. 26-29 in Chicago.

On the heels of the final decision from CMS regarding coverage for amyloid imaging, Peter Herscovitch, MD, SNMMI 2013-2014 president elect, discussed the potential impact of the new climate of coverage in an exclusive interview with Molecular Imaging.