Dear AuntMinnie Member,
PET/CT with a gallium-68-labeled radiotracer can help guide treatment with Pluvicto, a radiopharmaceutical-based therapy for metastatic prostate cancer, according to a paper presented at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
Researchers from the University of Arizona in Tucson demonstrated their findings on how they used PET/CT with a gallium-68 radiotracer to home in on prostate-specific membrane antigen. They used the technique to determine which patients were most likely to respond to Pluvicto treatment.
In another molecular imaging study from ARRS 2022, researchers from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago presented data on a major drop in ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy scans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In other recent coverage of molecular imaging, researchers found that PET/CT can reveal inflammation of the aorta in patients just after they were infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and a new PET radiotracer called FNP-59 is showing promise for imaging high cholesterol and heart disease.
Get these stories and more in the Molecular Imaging Community.
Chest wall ultrasound
In another study from ARRS 2022, researchers from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston demonstrated results on the use of ultrasound of the chest wall to conduct follow-up imaging of breast cancer patients after mastectomy.
And the Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) is a useful tool for classifying thyroid lesions found on ultrasound scans, but improvements could be made, according to a group from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Get more details in our Ultrasound Community.
ISMRM 2022 coverage
Finally, the joint meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology, and the International Society for MR Radiographers & Technologists starts this week, and we're pleased to bring you coverage in our RADCast@ISMRM special section.
AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward heads up an editorial team onsite in London, and they will be filing daily stories and videos for the duration of the meeting. Be sure to check back often for the latest updates on cutting-edge research from the world of MRI!
You'll find the RADCast at http://ismrm.auntminnie.com.
