Interim scan during prostate cancer therapy helps guide treatment

IMAGE: 68Ga-PSMA11 PET MIP images at baseline and after 2 cycles of 177Lu-PSMA radioligand therapy in a patients with mCRPC. view more  Credit: Andrei Gafita, Matthias Eiber, TUM School of Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Munich, Germany. New prostate cancer research shows that adding an interim scan during therapy can help guide a patient’s treatment. Prostate-specific…

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Women face more cognitive issues after brain tumor radiation women face more cognitive issues after

IMAGE: Young women who undergo radiation therapy to treat a pediatric brain tumor are more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment than male survivors, according to a study by Georgia… view more  Young women who undergo radiation therapy to treat a pediatric brain tumor are more likely to suffer from long-term cognitive impairment than male…

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Earlier diagnosis and treatment assessment of tuberculosis achieved with pet/ct

IMAGE: A 38-year-old woman diagnosed to have with Pott’s spine was subjected to F-18 FDG PET/CT scan. Baseline study–maximum intensity projection image (A), fused PET/CT (B) and CT image (C) showing… view more  Credit: Mittal BR, Parihar AS, Sood A, et al. Research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging’s 2019 Annual Meeting…

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Researchers identify genes linked to sex differentiation in giant Amazon fish

IMAGE: Discoveries by Brazilian and German researchers may facilitate early sexing of pirarucu (arapaima) and its reproduction in captivity while also paving the way for genetic improvement. view more  Brazilian and German scientists have completed a collaborative project to sequence and analyze the whole genome of Arapaima gigas, a giant freshwater fish known in Brazil as…

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