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Life Molecular Imaging, Sofie add Neuraceq availability out of Ohio

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Life Molecular Imaging (LMI) and Sofie Biosciences have begun offering the Neuraceq ( florbetaben F-18) PET radiotracer produced at Sofie's radiopharmaceutical manufacturing site in Cleveland, Ohio. With this expansion, LMI continues driving commercial sales of Neuraceq around the U.S.

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FCH-PET/CT superior to MIBI-SPECT/CT for guiding parathyroid surgery

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MIBI-SPECT/CT is considered the standard technique for guiding these surgeries, yet several phase II clinical trials suggest advantages of a newer approach using FCH-PET, such as superior spatial resolution for detecting small adenomas and lower radiation exposure to patients, they noted. The full study is available here.

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Pneumonia on CT? Consider additional imaging so as not to miss cancer

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Organizing pneumonia can hide underlying lung cancers in up to 10% of cases, and repeat imaging in the form of PET/CT -- and additional biopsy -- should be considered in patients with high clinical suspicion of malignancy, researchers have reported. The bottom line?

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