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Gallium 68PSMA-11 (Ga 68 PSMA-11) over a computer rendering of prostate cancer above FDA APPROVED

FDA OKs 'Game Changer' Radiotracer for Prostate Cancer

PET imaging drug detected metastasis at initial diagnosis, outperformed standard for PSA recurrence

A man with leads attached to his chest walks on a treadmill during cardiac stress testing next to a female nurse

Stress Tests: A Waning Practice Before Knee, Hip Replacement

Yet one surprising group actually saw an increase

Flortaucipir F18(Tauvid) over a series of CT brain scans above FDA APPROVED

Alzheimer鈥檚 Tau Tracer Wins Landmark Approval

"Major advance" toward diagnosing Alzheimer's with brain imaging

Immunotherapy Lurches Forward in Prostate Cancer

Combination trials in mCRPC yield responses in immunologically "cold" tumor

Radiological Agent Shows Promise in Heavily Treated mCRPC

PSA decline of 50% or greater in two-thirds of patients

NCRI: Highlights from the Annual Conference

Prostate cancer tradeoffs, rising melanoma mortality, safer regimen for thyroid cancer

4 Occupational Hazards for the Pregnant Nurse

Here's how to navigate them

Radiologists Reconsider Their Divided Specialty

As IRs, DRs converge in hospital settings, can they -- should they -- stay independent?

Standardized Core Lab Labels Fewer Patients as Having CAD

Routine clinical interpretation of coronary CTA may need an overhaul

PET-Guided Therapy Switch for Esophageal Cancer

Improved response with switch from ineffective treatment

Death Spurs GE to Recall Scanning System

The FDA announced on Monday a class I recall of GE Healthcare's nuclear medicine systems stemming from a patient death reported last month.

Cardio Notes: Sex Improves with Stenting

Opening the arteries of those with stable coronary disease also opens the door to an improved sex life. Also this week, bariatric surgery helps remodel the heart.

Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

Radiologists Take FDA Warning on Lung Ablation in Stride

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA's recent warning about deaths caused by radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors was more a note of caution than a mortal blow to the procedure, said interventional radiologists experienced with the technique.

Traveling After Nuclear Medicine Procedure May Not Fly

LONDON-The threat of terrorism has made it tougher for patients who have undergone radioisotope procedures to slip quietly past radiation detectors deployed in airports and many other public places.