Painful rejection and other social ills prompt the same opioid response in the brain as physical pain, according to new in vivo PET neuroimaigng of snubbed subjects. 

Once limited to research novelty, PET/MR has expanded significantly, and in particular in neuroimaging applications and oncologic use—especially for imaging head and neck tumors, according to a review in the September issue of Current Radiology Reports.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has begun accepting abstract submissions for the SNNMI 2014 Annual Meeting, held from June 7-11 in St. Louis.

A large number of radiologists who read the American College of Radiology (ACR) Incidental Findings Committee white paper utilize it in clinical practice, apply its recommendations, and advise imaging for incidental findings (IFs) less often than those who did not read it, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

The battle against breast cancer dominated the headlines in imaging this week, with stories running the gamut from a focus on policy to cutting-edge research.

Healthy elderly patients with hardened arteries were up to four times more likely to have amyloid plaque in the brain, according to research published Oct. 16 in Neurology.

Dose-intensification of systemic cancer therapy with I-131 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-131 MIBG) may be ideal for palliative treatment of neuroendocrine tumors, according to a study published Oct. 7 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month in full swing, it’s become increasingly difficult to overlook the plea of the pink. However, the complexity behind the decision to undergo mammography screening is lost on many, leaving women vulnerable to overdiagnosis and other potential health risks.