Diagnostic Imaging

JULY 26, 2023

Catch up on emerging research findings presented at the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2023 conference.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has declared an advocacy win, with language it crafted to promote nuclear medicine research included in the recently approved 2024 Defense Appropriations Act. “In

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. This drug relies on a gallium Ga-68, too, as a diagnostic imaging agent.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 12, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 06/12/2024 - 21:58 June 12, 2024 — Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI , chair of the Isotope Research and Production Department at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton, New York, has been named as president for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

Thomas Hope, MD, a radiologist and nuclear medicine physician at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), said that approval of lutetium-177 (Lu-177) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) radioligand has driven a marked interest and excitement about theranostics and radioligand therapies (RLT). Hope added.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

mtaschetta-millane Sat, 11/25/2023 - 06:00 November 25, 2023 — Mirion announced that it will debut the new Instadose VUE personal dosimeter, from its Dosimetry Services brand, at the 2023 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Meeting starting Sunday in Chicago, Illinois.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

Although falling just short of the 100% rate achieved in the last two years, nearly all available resident positions for diagnostic and interventional radiology were filled on Match Day 2024 on March 15. That’s up from 42,952 applicants and 40,375 residency positions in 2023. from the 48,156 applicants registered in last year’s match.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 28, 2023

Due to their body shape, it’s often hard to image obese individuals,” said Krishna Patel, MD , assistant professor of medicine and cardiology at the Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai in New York. This can result in inferior image quality and diagnostic performance despite requiring a higher dose of radiation.”

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. This drug relies on a gallium Ga-68, too, as a diagnostic imaging agent.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 12, 2023

milla1cf Fri, 05/12/2023 - 22:07 May 12, 2023 — A newly published meta-analysis indicates that amino acid PET can accurately differentiate recurrent or progressive brain metastases from treatment-related changes. This research was published in the May issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 10, 2024

Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, has been named president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). She also intends to create training and education opportunities in theranostics and to educate the public on nuclear medicine and its value. Cutler's awards are many.

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

percent for diagnosing clear cell renal cell carcinoma, according to research recently presented at the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) 2023 Congress. For cT1 renal masses < 4 cm and renal masses < 2 cm, the PET/CT agent 89Zr-DFO-girentuximab had respective sensitivity rates of approximately 85 percent and 96.7

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Food and Drug Administration on May 25, 2023. POSLUMA is now commercially available through multiple radiopharmacies of PETNET Solutions, the primary manufacturer and commercial distributor for Blue Earth Diagnostics in the United States. Chief Executive Officer of Blue Earth Diagnostics Ltd. Gauden , D.Phil.,

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 24, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 06/24/2024 - 20:34 June 24, 2024 — The Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ) announced the 2023 impact factors today for its suite of journals. Launched in 1981, RadioGraphics is one of the leading education journals in diagnostic radiology. Edited by Linda Moy , M.D., Radiology has an impact factor of 12.1.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 11, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 10/11/2023 - 13:08 October 11, 2023 — A new imaging agent, 68Ga-ABY-025 , can predict early metabolic response to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 ( HER2 )-targeted treatment in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients, according to new research published in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 24, 2023

mtaschetta-millane Sat, 06/24/2023 - 15:00 June 24, 2023 — A newly developed technology called “augmented whole-body scanning via magnifying PET” ( AWSM-PET ) has been shown to enhance the image resolution and system sensitivity of clinical whole-body PET/CT imaging. Louis, Missouri.

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TTG Imaging Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2023

Martin Shirley was appointed the role of TTG Imaging Solutions Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations in April of 2023 as part of TTG Imaging Solutions acquisition of Digirad Health, Inc and its subsidiaries Digirad Diagnostic Imaging, Inc and Digirad Imaging Solution, Inc. The post Martin B.

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TTG Imaging Solutions

AUGUST 1, 2023

Martin Shirley was appointed the role of TTG Imaging Solutions Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing & Clinical Operations in April of 2023 as part of TTG Imaging Solutions acquisition of Digirad Health, Inc and its subsidiaries Digirad Diagnostic Imaging, Inc and Digirad Imaging Solution, Inc. The post Martin B.

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2023

christine.book Mon, 12/04/2023 - 11:29 December 4, 2023 — Ajay Gupta, MD, MS , has been named chair of the Department of Radiology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and radiologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/CUIMC. More information: www.cuimc.columbia.edu Monday, December 4, 2023 - 11:29

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 24, 2023

mtaschetta-millane Sat, 06/24/2023 - 17:00 June 24, 2023 — A new ultra-high resolution (UHR) brain PET scanner may have the ability to characterize previously indistinguishable brain regions that are known to be involved in Alzheimer’s disease , depressive disorders, visual attention disorders, tinnitus, and other conditions.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

SNMMI understands the often-overlapping symptoms that COVID-19 and pulmonary embolism can present and appreciate the diagnostic importance of the ventilation portion of the ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scan for patient care. J of Nucl Med. How Does COVID-19 Appear in the Lungs?

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 20, 2024

Nuclear medicine technologists are third, generating average annual net revenues of $1,275,090, while radiation therapists rank fourth, generating average annual net revenues of $1,000,275. The revenue that radiologists generate can be lost or decreased when allied radiology professionals are either unavailable or in short supply.”

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The agreement includes hundreds of new systems, including AI-enabled technologies , across nuclear medicine , X-Ray , vascular and cardiovascular ultrasound , regional CT , fluoroscopy, surgery, and bone densitometry for which GE HealthCare will be the sole provider.

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 09/14/2023 - 15:17 September 14, 2023 — Mayo Clinic and GE HealthCare announce a strategic healthcare collaboration for research and product development programs aimed to transform the experience of patients and clinicians in the practice of radiology and the delivery of novel therapies.

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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

christine.book Wed, 11/08/2023 - 11:38 November 8, 2023 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) is encouraging the imaging community to recognize an important date for a vital discovery this week. For his work, Roentgen was awarded the first Nobel Prize in physics in 1901.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 9, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 05/09/2023 - 08:50 May 9, 2023 — William T. Herrington, MD, FACR , was elected president of the American College of Radiology (ACR) during the ACR 2023 annual meeting in Washington. He is a diagnostic radiologist with Athens Radiology Associates, P.C. Don Yoo, MD, FACR , was elected ACR vice president.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 31, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 05/31/2023 - 20:52 May 31, 2023 — GE HealthCare announced US FDA 510(k) clearance of Precision DL – a new, revolutionary deep learning-based image processing software included in GE HealthCare’s growing Effortless Recon DL portfolio. link] Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 20:52 Gallen in Switzerland [vii].

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2023

My lab has been focusing on extracting features from diagnostic images,” he said. Summers said LLM tools could be used to extract important information from other text-based radiology reports and medical records, and as a tool for identifying disease biomarkers. “My

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 9, 2023

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes will shut down its molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production facilities in Beloit, WI, by the end of 2023, citing increasing costs and competition, the company reported. said the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 15, 2023

Ken Herrmann , Section Editor of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine , said: “The clinical translation of a fluorine-18 PET tracer that targets CD8 would be a significant breakthrough in the field, not just for patients but also in the world of drug development.” Lancet Oncology 2023; 24(3): e133-e143.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 07/03/2023 - 20:06 July 3, 2023 — RefleXion Medical , Inc., milla1cf Mon, 07/03/2023 - 20:06 July 3, 2023 — RefleXion Medical , Inc., For more information: www.reflexion.com Monday, July 3, 2023 - 20:07 City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S.,

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Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 27, 2023

milla1cf Wed, 12/27/2023 - 20:19 December 27, 2023 — The American Roentgen Ray Society ( ARRS ) announced David M. Dr. Naeger has disseminated to countless radiologists and other health professionals the most current scientific and clinical information regarding diagnostic imaging, image-guided intervention, and related fields.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 25, 2023

This inclusion in the NCCN Guidelines comes after the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging ( SNMMI ) recently published Appropriate Use Criteria to guide referring and imaging physicians in appropriate use of estrogen receptor (ER)-targeted PET imaging with 16α- 18 F-fluoro-17ß Fluoroestradiol. In the U.S.,

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TTG Imaging Solutions

MAY 5, 2023

Enhances TTG’s continued commitment to offer a full spectrum of high-quality and cost-effective service solutions in the cardiology and radiation oncology markets PITTSBURGH, PA (May 5, 2023) – TTG Imaging Solutions, LLC (TTG) announced today the acquisition of Digirad Health, Inc., The acquisition closed on May 4, 2023.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 12, 2024

Every January we look forward to marking down notable diagnostic imaging conferences worthy of attending. The RSNA 2023 meeting drew over 40,000 registrants—needless to say, this is a huge event in radiology!

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The British Institute of Radiology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I graduated with my radiography degree in 2018 and since then I’ve worked in a wide variety of departments, from plain film to nuclear medicine. Kim sat in their wheelchair at the UKIO 2023 conference My position is entirely based in research so I do not currently undertake any non-research imaging.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 1, 2023

CHICAGO -- GE HealthCare (GEHC) brought new CT and MRI scanners and a range of AI software applications to McCormick Place for RSNA 2023. Interventional In image-guided surgery activities, GEHC showcased two new AI applications previously presented at ECR 2023.

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