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Life Molecular Imaging, Sofie add Neuraceq availability out of Ohio

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for the detection of beta-amyloid plaques in the brains of adult patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer's disease and other causes of cognitive decline, according to the vendor. With this expansion, LMI continues driving commercial sales of Neuraceq around the U.S.

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Thermal ablation effective long term in patients with thyroid cancer

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To address the knowledge gap, the group retrospective analyzed outcomes among 179 patients with T1N0M0 PTC who underwent treatment at four university hospitals in China from June 2010 to March 2014. The 10-year disease-free survival was 93.9%. The mean age of patients was 45.8 years old and 118 (65.9%) were women.

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Expanding smoking time frame increases pool of those eligible for LCS

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Lung cancer screening with low-dose CT (LDCT) has been shown to reduce mortality rates from the disease. The findings were published August 19 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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Anderson wins SNMMI's Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award

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Her research also contributed to FDA approval of Lu-177 DOTATATE for treating neuroendocrine tumors; recently, she and collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, which has been approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug (IND).

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

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Organizing pneumonia is a form of interstitial lung disease with broad radiologic presentation, she noted, but its features – peripheral consolidation, ground-glass opacities, perilobular opacities, reversed halo sign, and nodules or masses – are nonspecific. Kim discussed a case that demonstrated how additional biopsy proved necessary.

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Deep-learning algorithm improves liver fibrosis diagnosis

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Noninvasive tests can be used to screen patients with chronic liver disease for advanced liver fibrosis. The retrospective study included adult patients with a history of chronic liver disease or unexplained abnormal liver function test results who underwent B-mode liver ultrasound between 2014 and 2022 at three healthcare facilities.

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NIH: Occupational radiation dose to RTs needs careful monitoring

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"[The study supports] the need to update and revise current estimates of cumulative organ-absorbed doses [among radiologic technologists] for more precise assessment of occupational radiation exposure and disease risks," Milder and colleagues noted.

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