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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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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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Elliot Fishman, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine The second finalist is Elliot Fishman, MD, a category for which he took the trophy in 2001, 2007, 2014, and 2017. It is an opportunity to share with the community all about the medical imaging and radiation sciences profession while educating about ultraviolet radiation, Dempsey said.

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Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Pregnancy

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The patient is pregnant (orange arrows), therefore ionizing radiation with CT scan or fluoroscopy can not be used for imaging guidance. A nuclear medicine hepatobiliary scan was also performed (not shown) and demonstrated no radiopharmaceutical present in the gallbladder due to cystic duct obstruction. DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.01.017