AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Who made it to the final round in the 2024 edition of the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com 's event recognizing excellence in radiology? He has worked hard to redefine how clinicians set targets for deep brain stimulation surgery and to expand the uses of 7-tesla MRI to new areas such as Parkinson's disease. "7-tesla

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APRIL 5, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 04/05/2024 - 11:31 April 5, 2024 — RLS Radiopharmacies , America’s only Joint Commission-accredited radiopharmacy network, today announced it has expanded its radiopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing (rCDMO) capabilities by entering into a strategic agreement with global isotope technology leader Eckert & Ziegler.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 5, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/05/2024 - 11:32 January 5, 2024 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC , a global innovator in development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used to detect and treat cancer and other serious diseases, and Curadh MTR Inc. Chief Executive Officer of NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 19, 2024

more than 6 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, a debilitating and far-reaching disease that accounts for 60% to 80% of dementia cases, and by 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million, according to Alzheimer’s Disease International. The disease affects memory, thinking, and behavior. In the U.S.,

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MAY 14, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 05/14/2024 - 12:45 May 14, 2024 — University Hospitals (UH) and Siemens Healthineers announce a 10-year strategic alliance that builds on their 40-year history of clinical and research collaboration. tesla and 3T scanners. Separately, Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, will provide linear accelerators.

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 12, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/12/2024 - 11:09 January 12, 2024 — RefleXion Medical , Inc., 1, 2024, to describe SCINTIX therapy. The first code, C9794, defines a separate pre-treatment procedure in which radiopharmaceutical emissions data is collected for use in creating the SCINTIX treatment delivery plan.

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Imaging Technology

JULY 5, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Fri, 07/05/2024 - 06:00 July 5, 2024 — Lantheus Holdings, Inc. , For more information: www.lantheus.com Friday, July 5, 2024 - 06:00

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JANUARY 23, 2024

The machine will be used primarily for the manufacture of Strontium-82 for use in the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, as well as for production of Germanium-68 for use in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging.

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Imaging Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2024

tim.hodson Fri, 10/04/2024 - 10:51 Oct. 3, 2024 — GE HealthCare’s MIM Software has announced it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. As Theranostics and the use of radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) to treat cancer and other diseases have become more prevalent, interest in using dosimetry to personalize RPT treatments has grown.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 3, 2023

Mr. Merrick continued, “Demand for therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals is increasing rapidly. NorthStar has further deepened and broadened our business platform with the recent establishment of a full-scale radiopharmaceutical CDMO/CMO services unit. Ac-225 using advanced, environmentally preferable electron accelerator technology.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

milla1cf Thu, 08/31/2023 - 15:50 August 31, 2023 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes , LLC, a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals, and Curadh MTR Inc. Ac-225 for use in radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT). actinium-225 (Ac-225). “As a company at the forefront of U.S.

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JULY 5, 2023

Ac-225 is a high energy alpha-emitting radioisotope of increasing interest for clinical studies investigating the use of targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy, which combines select molecules with therapeutic radioisotopes to directly target and deliver therapeutic doses of radiation to destroy cancer cells in patients with serious disease.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

tim.hodson Fri, 11/01/2024 - 12:58 Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd, recently announced further positive developments for its novel investigational radioligand therapies. Front loading radioactivity and extending the time on therapy may lengthen time to disease progression. Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2024). 1 Ells, Zachary, et al.

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APRIL 2, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 04/02/2024 - 18:51 April 2, 2024 — Less than three months after signing an agreement to acquire MIM Software Inc. , GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. We remain committed to precision care, spanning various disease states and imaging practices, from radiology to molecular imaging to radiation oncology and beyond."

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AUGUST 28, 2023

While continuing to prepare our unique technology for large-scale production of 225Ac, as from 2024 we will also offer the radioisotope to drug developers for their research and clinical trials, as well as to physicians for compassionate use.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

With therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals coming to market quickly and available to smaller institutions around the U.S., My vision of a theranostic center includes a flagship facility that has a PET/CT scanner, a SPECT/CT scanner, and then multiple rooms for infusions of radiopharmaceuticals," Siegel explained.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 30, 2024

Effective January 1, 2024, the new codes, 0865T and 0866T, support the use of software to analyze brain MRI exams with comparison to prior studies. The timing of the new codes dovetails with advances in neuroimaging, such as in the assessment of white-matter diseases.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 26, 2024

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. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 20, 2024

When produced in combination with the company’s TRACERcenter – which is designed to serve as a complete PET radiopharmacy solution – the resulting radiopharmaceuticals can help physicians identify and diagnose clinical signs across care areas – including oncology, cardiology, and neurology.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 10, 2024

The approach may also assist in the early management of patients with advanced, end-stage disease by identifying appropriate treatment regimens and predicting response to therapies, such as radiopharmaceutical therapy.” Automatic cancer detection and characterization can make way for early treatment and better patient outcomes.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 20, 2024

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. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 4, 2024

A decade ago, only a few radiopharmaceutical agents were used to help treat cancer patients. He also helped lead the theranostics conference at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) 2024 midwinter meeting. However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Morris continued in the JNM.

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