Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) has emerged as a radiation therapy modality with the distinctive ability to systemically ...
PET scans are used in the diagnosis and staging of various cancers, with [18 F]FDG the most widely used radiotracer (1). The glucose analog FDG utilizes the increased glucose demand of many tumors ...
The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative was formed in 2012 by 13 international organizations to promote human health by advancing the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging by supporting the ...
Journal of Nuclear Medicine July 2026, jnumed.126.272025; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.126.272025 ...
When pregnancy is discovered during or after a diagnostic examination, the physician or the patient may request an estimate of the radiation dose received by the fetus as per guidelines and standard ...
The endogenous μ-opioid receptor (MOR) system plays a key role in the mammalian reward circuit. Human and animal experiments suggest the involvement of MORs in human sexual pleasure, yet this ...
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common malignancy in men worldwide. Imaging has a pivotal role in staging and selection of the appropriate management strategy in men with primary diagnosed ...
In recent years, targeted radionuclide therapy (TRT) has emerged as a promising strategy for cancer treatment. In contrast to conventional radiotherapy, TRT delivers ionizing radiation to tumors in a ...
Precision medicine is an emerging approach for cancer treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle (1,2). Image-guided therapy makes ...
Within the EXPLORER Consortium, the construction of the world’s first total-body PET/CT scanner has recently been completed. The 194-cm axial field of view of the EXPLORER PET/CT scanner is sufficient ...
Journal of Nuclear Medicine September 2026, jnumed.126.273011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.126.273011 ...
Figure][1] Arturo Chiti, MD Arturo Chiti is currently serving as a full professor at the Vita-Salute University in Milan, ...