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. Hope added.

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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. It's full-spectrum, personalized care," Vroman told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) is awarding its two 2024 ARRS Scholarships to Ian Mark, MD, of Mayo Clinic Minnesota and Evan Calabrese, MD, PhD, of Duke University Medical Center. Mark completed his diagnostic radiology residency at Mayo Clinic, where he was chief resident. Ian Mark, MD. Image courtesy of the ARRS.

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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. It's full-spectrum, personalized care," Vroman told AuntMinnie.com.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 26, 2024

cut from the current 2024 payment rate. Last year’s proposed rule (for 2024) contained a 3.36% cut that ended up being a 1.77% cut after Congressional intervention in March, and it is possible that similar action will occur again. Nuclear Medicine -3.8% -1.8% -2.8% Sandy Coffta. Radiology -3.8% -1.8% -2.8%

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 20, 2024

More than half of the world’s population is underserved and lacks access to essential health services, and two-thirds have no access to diagnostic imaging. In the hands of clinicians, these tools help make the practice of precision care more accessible and aim to help improve patient outcomes globally.”

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Recognizing the industry transformation taking place as digital innovation reshapes the experience of patients and providers, GE HealthCare – a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital innovator – is focused on developing smart devices, aligned to disease states and enabled by digital.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 12, 2024

A PET-based scout dosimetry protocol can be feasible in treating lesions with yttrium-90 (Y-90) fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) radioligand therapy, according to research presented June 11 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

This can only be accomplished with a combination of innovative diagnostic, treatment, and monitoring technology that can enable timely interventions and personalized treatment plans. More accurate diagnostic and monitoring tools can also help manage the high cost of new therapies by preventing the misuse of expensive treatments.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

With the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (CAA 24) , we finally learned the rates physicians will be paid for Medicare services during the remainder of 2024. This makes the Medicare payment rate 1.77% lower than it was in 2023, rather than the 3.37% cut that was contained in the 2024 MPFS Final Rule.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. The nonprofit commission was founded in 1951 and currently accredits some 19,000 organizations, including hospitals, physicians' offices, disease-specific care programs, stroke centers, and healthcare staffing services in the U.S.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 3, 2023

produced, non-uranium based Mo-99 for use in diagnostic imaging. Mr. Merrick concluded, “This is a very exciting and dynamic time for NorthStar and all those involved in nuclear medicine. The Accelerator Production facility is expected to come online, upon completion of regulatory submissions, in late 2023/early 2024.

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