At the 2013 annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 8-12, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Siemens Healthcare (booth 720) will display two new platforms with the potential to change how molecular imaging is performed.

IBA Molecular North America, Inc. (IBA Molecular) and MIM Software Inc. (MIM Software™) have announced an agreement to co-develop enhancements to the IBA Molecular PETLinQ™ suite of products

PET/MR scans demonstrated a higher capacity for mapping recurrent prostate cancer by finding more areas of prostate cancer metastases than hybrid PET/CT imaging, according to the results of a study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s 2013 Annual Meeting in Vancouver.

Amyloid plaque burden has been linked with hypometabolism of neurons in areas of the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the results of a study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s 2013 annual meeting in Vancouver.

Researchers at McCusker Alzheimer's Research Foundation in Perth, Australia, have begun a study to evaluate the effectiveness of an eye test for Alzheimer’s disease, according to News.com.au.

Ischemic small-vessel disease (SVD) wreaks havoc on the brain’s executive function and processing speed and is thought to be caused by gradual disconnects in the white matter tract and other cortical tissues leading to long-term cognitive impairment and disability. However, diffusion changes in apparently healthy tissues can reveal tell-tale signs of impending cognitive decline, according to a study published February 19 in the Annals of Neurology.

With a host of guidelines for tumor response presented by the now well known Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) and PET Response Criteria in Solid Tumors (PERCIST), clinicians need to know that not all parameters are alike for predicting patient survival. Case in point, metabolic volume and lesion glycolysis using F-18 FDG PET has been found to be more predictive of survival in patients with metastatic colorectal tumors treated with radioembolization than standardized uptake guidelines, according to a study published May 31 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced today the release of a new Digital Radiography Solution -- ImagePilot Aero.  This all-in-one digital imaging system combines the ease of use and simplified image acquisition of the Konica Minolta ImagePilot System with the workflow efficiencies, and high image quality of the lightweight, wireless Aero DR panel.  With this new solution, private practices, imaging centers and community hospitals have access to the productivity and versatility of wireless DR.