AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

The recommendations emphasize the complementary nature of these advanced nuclear medicine exams. In the article, experts provide evidence-based consensus on specific clinical scenarios where PET/CT and SPECT/CT add value for patient care.

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Open Medscience

MARCH 3, 2024

Therapeutic nuclear medicine leverages radionuclides for targeted cancer treatment, facing challenges in delivery, safety, and regulatory compliance. The post Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine for Advanced Cancer Treatment – Opportunities and Challenges appeared first on Open Medscience.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 27, 2023

Urbain, MD, PhD, FASNC , professor of radiology/nuclear medicine and medicine, vice chair of theranostics, and director of nuclear medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Center at the University of Buffalo , Buffalo, New York. and ‘How can we ensure diversity in all parts of the nuclear medicine family?’

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Mo-100 is the parent isotope of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), which further decays to technetium-99m (Tc-99m), one of the most widely used radioisotopes worldwide in nuclear medicine imaging. Prior to the achievement, the country relied completely on imports of molybdenum isotopes, the CNNC added.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix said on January 30 that the funds are intended to increase domestic supplies of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine imaging exams, with the new facility expected to expand British Columbia's capacity from 16,000 PET/CT scans per year to 41,000 per year, CTV News Vancouver reported.

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Future Teleradiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Teleradiology-India Introduction: Nuclear medicine continues to be at the forefront of cutting-edge technologies, pushing the boundaries of diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities. Revolutionary Radioisotopes: Expanding the Diagnostic Toolkit: Explore the latest developments in novel radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine.

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Open Medscience

MARCH 17, 2023

The post Nuclear Medicine Techniques for Bone Imaging and Cancer Diagnosis appeared first on Open Medscience. Bone imaging is an essential diagnostic tool for detecting bone diseases, injuries, and disorders.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 27, 2023

CHICAGO - AI applications in nuclear medicine are beginning to pick up stea.

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Independent Imaging

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Nuclear medicine is a form of specialty medicine that uses radioactive tracers to evaluate bodily functions and to diagnose and treat a wide range of health conditions. Nuclear scans produce images of the body’s anatomy that cannot be obtained as clearly or fully with other imaging techniques.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

“We’re getting less and less referrals, and that number is dropping,” Anthony Mitarotondo, MD, director of Stony Brook Radiology, said during a recent public hearing.

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Open Medscience

JULY 28, 2019

Radiopharmaceuticals are used in nuclear medicine for the application of medical imaging and therapy. The post Radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine appeared first on Open Medscience.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

The generated report included indication, findings laid out numerically, TNM stage, impression and follow-up recommendations.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 23, 2024

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Health Imaging

APRIL 11, 2023

“If testing is successful in humans, this would represent an excellent new treatment option for patients with this disease.”

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

JANUARY 25, 2024

“Great science, great technology, great thinking, and great connectivity can change the world,” said Charles J. Ryan, MD, CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, as he welcomed the world’s leading experts in prostate cancer care to the inaugural PSMA Conference, held at University of California, San Francisco, January 18-19, 2024.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2024

Physicians, health care providers, and medical staff caring for patients who use cannabis should be familiar with the effects of the drug on gut motility and thus nuclear medicine imaging, a recent report advises. The Effects of Cannabis on Bowel Motility and Beyond.” The full article is available here.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Doximity's new 2023 Physician Compensation Report offers detailed insight into the impact of continued efforts to narrow the gender pay gap in medicine.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 27, 2023

Nadel was announced as president of SNMMI for the 2023-2024 term at the 2023 SNMMI annual meeting taking place in Chicago.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

Nuclear medicine technologists are being advised that not just any meal works for patients before gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES), a common imaging procedure to evaluate how ingested food moves through the stomach. Stop squirting Tc-99m-SC on whatever,” the authors encouraged.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 7, 2023

SNMMI and ACR are pushing the agency to make modifications retroactive, so specialists can still claim lost revenues impacted by the error.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

Thomas Hope, MD, a radiologist and nuclear medicine physician at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), said that approval of lutetium-177 (Lu-177) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radioligand has driven a marked interest and excitement about theranostics and radioligand therapies (RLT). Hope added.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has declared an advocacy win, with language it crafted to promote nuclear medicine research included in the recently approved 2024 Defense Appropriations Act. “In

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MedImaging Industry News

MARCH 22, 2024

A new AI system automatically and reliably detects cardiac amyloidosis during scintigraphy imaging, a nuclear medicine procedure used to identify cancer, thyroid, kidney, and heart diseases.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. The nuclear radiologist, nuclear medicine technologist, and radiation safety team are all present to administer an infusion.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

PET/CT imaging using gallium-68 (Ga-68) Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) radiotracer over F-18 FDG appears promising in women with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), according to a study published March 14 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Health Imaging

MARCH 6, 2024

Edibles can reduce gut motility and complicate gastric emptying, a new Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology study finds.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

In 2023, 38% of PET systems were operated by the PET department, 28% by nuclear medicine, 24% by radiology/imaging, 5% by radiation oncology, and 2% by molecular imaging. Want to share your knowledge of medical imaging?

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A novel PET imaging technique can noninvasively detect active inflammation in the body before clinical symptoms arise, according to research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Images from the world's largest radiology conference include new technologies and the latest advances in MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, X-ray, artificial intelligence, and PACS/enterprise imaging.

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Twice-a-day consumption of reconstituted grape powder provides significant long-term benefit in preserving cerebral metabolism for people with mild cognitive decline, according to research presented at the recent Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) conference.

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MedImaging Nuclear Medicine

MARCH 30, 2023

New research findings have highlighted the role of nuclear medicine brain imaging in assessing the biological changes that cause chemotherapy-related.

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Radiology Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Backers include societies representing radiologists and nuclear medicine professionals, device manufacturers, patient advocacy groups, and pharmaceutical companies.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The new-look nuclear medicine treatment was able to cure advanced ovarian cancer in some mice, with limited side effects.

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Diagnostic Imaging

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Two experts review SNMMI (Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging) guidelines for use of PSMA PET scans in prostate cancer detection, as well as awareness about this new modality within the patient community.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

Issued by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) , the new guidelines are intended to inform any practitioners involved in ordering, performing, reading and reporting SSTR PET imaging.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Eliot Siegel, MD, of the University of Maryland shares his perspective on the rapidly emerging area of theranostics and the potential for interventional molecular radiology to join diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology as a third pathway for radiology and nuclear medicine trainees.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Program directors have seen year-over-year upticks in students studying radiography, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine, according to ASRT.

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