Open Medscience

JUNE 15, 2024

AI revolutionises nuclear medicine by enhancing diagnostics, personalizing treatment, and optimizing workflows for better patient care and efficiency. The post The Transformative Role of AI in Nuclear Medicine appeared first on Open MedScience.

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Open Medscience

JANUARY 1, 2024

Zirconium radiopharmaceuticals enhance nuclear medicine with precise diagnostics and potential therapeutic applications. The post Zirconium Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine appeared first on Open Medscience.

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Open Medscience

MARCH 22, 2024

Nuclear medicine and the future of precise, personalised care in diagnosing and treating diseases. The post Nuclear Medicine at the Centre of Radiology and Radiopharmaceuticals appeared first on Open Medscience.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This research was published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Targeting the HER2 protein, which is commonly expressed in ovarian cancer, the therapy (anti-HER2 225Ac-PRIT) is a potential treatment for the otherwise incurable disease.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 9, 2024

shared her perspective on a number of topics affecting nuclear medicine, ranging from isotope availability and reimbursement challenges for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals to increasing patient interest in PET imaging. In a recent interview, Cathy Cutler, Ph.D.,

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Open Medscience

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Copper radiopharmaceuticals offer groundbreaking diagnostic and therapeutic applications, revolutionising nuclear medicine, particularly in oncology and cardiology. The post Exploring Copper Radiopharmaceuticals: Innovations and Applications in Nuclear Medicine appeared first on Open Medscience.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Imaging Technology

APRIL 23, 2024

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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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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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AuntMinnie

JUNE 21, 2024

and European experts have proposed a joint practice guideline for use in nuclear medicine on diagnostics and therapy (theranostics) of meningiomas, as published June 20 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. or European medical agencies, they added.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. A shortage of nuclear medicine technologists means a theranostics center may need to limit its patient volume.

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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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Imaging Technology

JUNE 10, 2024

Anderson , PhD, a trailblazer in nuclear medicine, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award. The award was announced by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) during its 2024 Annual Meeting, June 8-11 in Toronto.

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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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Open Medscience

JULY 23, 2024

Fluorine-18 (18F) is a radionuclide of significant importance in the field of nuclear medicine, particularly in positron emission tomography (PET) […] The post Synthesis of Fluorine-18 for Advanced PET Imaging appeared first on Open MedScience.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

The world’s top nuclear medicine societies have issued international guidelines on the role of PET/CT in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer, with the document released May 14 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

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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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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has bestowed its Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award on Carolyn Anderson, PhD, of the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU). The award honors those who have made outstanding contributions in the field of nuclear medicine, the SNMMI said.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

However, its proposed rule for 2025 includes a refinement that will “improve the accuracy of the overall payment amounts by paying separately for any diagnostic radiopharmaceutical with a per day cost greater than $630 and removing their costs from the payment amounts for the nuclear medicine tests,” the CMS said.

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Radiology Business

MAY 21, 2024

The FIND Act is supported by several industry stakeholders including ACR and the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 28, 2024

While radiologists interpreted approximately 99 percent of all non-cardiac CT, MRI and nuclear medicine studies in hospital and emergency department settings for Medicare beneficiaries, new research shows significantly less radiologist review of cardiac imaging and office-based imaging.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 8, 2024

The use of 90Y-FAPI-46 radioligand therapy resulted in controlled disease progression in nearly half of a 30-person cohort largely comprised of patients with advanced sarcomas, according to new research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 5, 2024

The 3D image is from a patient with an oropharyngeal carcinoma in the right-sided soft palate and palatine tonsil, noted first author and nuclear medicine physician Martin W. The article was published on July 1 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and featured as the journal's Image of the Month.

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