There may soon be an alternative to FDG-PET in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as the non-invasive arterial spin labeling (ASL) MRI method has been shown to provide comparable information, according to a study appearing in
Neurology.
Post-treatment imaging with PET scans has shown promise in predicting which patients with stage II and III inoperable non-small cell lung cancer have aggressive tumors and need additional treatment, according to the preliminary study results reported at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting in Miami.
FDG-PET measurements of metabolic activity within periodontal tissue correlate with macrophage infiltration within carotid plaques, which researchers said provides “direct evidence for an association between periodontal disease and atherosclerotic inflammation.” The study was published in the Feb. 22 issue of the
Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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