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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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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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REBEL Core Cast 122.0 – Neutropenic Fever

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Read More: Infectious Disease Society of America 2010 Clinical Practice Guidelines Life in the Fast Lane: Febrile Neutropaenia Uptodate: overview of neutropenic fever syndromes EMRAP: Risk stratification of neutropenic fever MDCalc: MASCC Score MDCalc: CISNE Score References: Ahn S, Rice TW, Yeung SJ, Cooksley T. Epub 2014 May 28.

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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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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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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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Thirona Announce Partnerships to Enhance AI-based Lung Image Analysis

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The company, founded in 2014 by female scientist now Therona CEO Eva van Rikxoort , partners with research institutions and medical companies in their innovation programs aimed to enable breakthroughs in precision medicine for personalized treatment of pulmonary diseases. says Eva van Rikxoort, CEO and Founder of Thirona.

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