June 19, 2002 -- Depreotide, a somatostatin receptor-seeking peptide labeled with Tc-99m, identified 100% of sites of infection or inflammation in 19 patients shortly after injection, according to a ...

A gallium scan is a type of imaging test used in medicine to diagnose infections, inflammation, and certain cancers. They are commonly done when you have a fever that your doctor cannot find a cause ...

New research has been published ahead-of-print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). JNM is published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, an international scientific and ...

The Obama Administration's proposed budget for Medicare contains 2 provisions that could dramatically restrict the provision of high-end imaging tests to Medicare patients. One would increase to 95% ...

Designs for a new enclosure to house nuclear scanning technology developed by Decision Sciences Intl. Corp. is under way in Poway, Calif. Scanning technology is used to accurately detect nuclear and ...

Share on Pinterest A study of bone scans is helping scientists determine the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) causes ...