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Pediatric PET radiotracer doses drop by a third over two decades

AuntMinnie

Over the past 20 years, children have benefited from a massive reduction in PET imaging radiotracer doses without any compromise in image quality, according to a study published October 19 in European Radiology. In PET/MRI, all of the radiation exposure derives from injected F-18 FDG.

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Tributes pour in for CT pioneer Willi Kalender

AuntMinnie

The global medical imaging community has paid tribute to Willi Kalender, PhD, the renowned medical physicist who died on October 21 at the age of 75. He is the father of contemporary CT imaging -- and thus of clinical radiology as we know it today," Christiane Kuhl, MD, PhD, told AuntMinnie.com on November 4. Willi Kalender, PhD.

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Dr. Stavropoulos Chooses Omega as the Centerpiece of the Endoscopy Program at Archbold

Omega Medical Imaging

He was one of the first practitioners in the US of ESD in 2005, the first practitioner of POEM in 2009, and the first practitioner of EFTR and STER in 2012. The main thing for me is image quality, which is great. is the only lab designed with features specifically developed for ERCP and image-guided endoscopic procedures.

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Peter Pekelnicky, PharmD., Vice President, Pharmacy Operations

TTG Imaging Solutions

Pete is a licensed pharmacist in Pennsylvania and Ohio, an Authorized Nuclear Pharmacist and Radiation Safety Officer. Pete joined Lakeshore Isotopes, one of TTG’s predecessor companies, as a nuclear pharmacist in 2000 and was promoted to Director of Pharmacy Operations in 2005. area where he resides with his wife Denise.

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ARRS Roentgen Fund Names Francis Baffour, Hyun Soo Ko Radiology Journalism Fellows

Imaging Technology

ARRS also recognizes Hyun Soo Ko of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Epworth Medical Imaging in Melbourne, Australia, as the 2024 Lee F. Since 1990, The Roentgen Fund has granted millions of dollars to hundreds of imaging professionals for both research pursuits and professional development. Figley Fellow in Radiology Journalism.

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Journal Scan – This Month in Other Journals, October 2022

AJNR

Of the patients with radiographically proven adverse radiation effects (AREs; 15%), 4 were symptomatic. 3 figures, 5 tables with no imaging 3. The patterns of recurrence were classified as local, marginal, and distant based on the range of radiation. Recurrence was categorized along with T1 CE images as follows: local (i.e.,

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The ED Guide to Neuroimaging: Part 2

Northwestern EM

When properly applied to the intended patient populations, we can conclude that these are all useful clinical decision making tools, in particular to identify low risk patients and avoid unnecessary radiation exposure, costs, and resource utilization. 2005 Oct;59(4):954-9. 2005 Sep 28;294(12):1519-25. 2017 Jul 11;14(7):e1002313.