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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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The following is the list of candidates for the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. PET scans reveal a key molecular driver of stress and addiction in people with alcohol use disorder. PET scans predict patient response to Pluvicto.

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PET Scans Reveal ‘smoldering’ Inflammation in patients with Multiple sclerosis

Imaging Technology

The findings were published in Clinical Nuclear Medicine. The newly published study involved performing PET scans on 22 people with MS and eight healthy controls. Those being treated with low-efficacy treatments had more abnormalities on their PET scans, suggesting more microglial cell activation.

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New PET Tracer Detects Inflammatory Arthritis Before Symptoms Appear

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Fri, 02/09/2024 - 09:17 February 9, 2024 — A novel PET imaging technique can noninvasively detect active inflammation in the body before clinical symptoms arise, according to research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

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Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. The nuclear radiologist, nuclear medicine technologist, and radiation safety team are all present to administer an infusion.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

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Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. The nuclear radiologist, nuclear medicine technologist, and radiation safety team are all present to administer an infusion.

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Unlocking the potential of imaging in Alzheimer’s disease care

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Reimbursement barriers Unfortunately, until recently, there were significant barriers to receiving amyloid PET imaging in some regions. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), for example, did not cover amyloid PET scans outside of clinical trials for Medicare beneficiaries and only covered one scan per patient’s lifetime.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 4 -- Women's theranostics on the horizon

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Several presenters at the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) 2024 meeting in Toronto shared new findings in women's studies. Gayton oversees clinical operations at Precirix and serves as the company's chief development officer. Women's theranostics appears to already be on the horizon.

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