Veterans of the 1990-91 Persian Gulf War suffering from mysterious medical symptoms, termed Gulf War Illness, have physical changes in their brains not seen in unaffected individuals, according to a study published March 20 in PLOS ONE.

The FDA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) have accepted Piramal Imaging’s applications for review of the investigational PET amyloid imaging agent [18F] florbetaben.

A team of radiologists has developed diagnostic references ranges (DDRs) that allow practices to calculate reference dose ranges for abdomen and pelvis CT exams in children, according to a study published online March 19 in Radiology. The resulting doses were nearly 70 percent lower than previously published data on pediatric dose.

This week, a single study set my blood boiling. A false-positive screening mammogram was linked with long-term psychosocial harm, trauma and existential crisis, in a study published March 18 in Annals of Family Medicine. Again, I ask, seriously?

Progress, in any realm, is seldom steady. Instead, the path forward tends to marked by barriers; traversing one often leads to another, perhaps unexpected, obstacle. So goes the ups and downs of PET reimbursement and Alzheimer’s research.

The FDA has approved iCAD’s Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy system, which delivers high dose rate brachytherapy for intracavitary treatment of cancer of the uterus, cervix, endometrium and vagina.

Heading to college for many students brings increased social pressure to drink, but a pilot study looking at neural processes has found connections among brain regions involved in emotion processing and cognitive control may change with this increased exposure to alcohol and alcohol-related cues, according to results published in the April issue of Addictive Behaviors.

 The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has launched an online reference library geared for physicians and imaging professionals as well as the general public to advocate that the lowest possible dose be used for diagnostically accurate imaging.