AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

but votes were still being counted for the 2024 edition of the Minnies. Congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 Minnies awards, and also to the runners-up and the hundreds of candidates who made the semifinalist list and finalist list. Most Influential Radiology Researcher Minnies 2024 Winner: Erik H. Fishman, MD.

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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

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The delayed restart of a nuclear research reactor in the Netherlands is expected to cause supply shortages of the imaging agent technetium-99 m (Tc-99m) into November, according to reports. “We Tc-99m is then eluted from Mo-99 at radiopharmacies prior to being transported to hospitals. per day, a majority in nuclear cardiology. “As

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. A shortage of nuclear medicine technologists means a theranostics center may need to limit its patient volume.

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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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Imaging Technology

JULY 31, 2024

mtaschetta-millane Wed, 07/31/2024 - 07:00 July 31, 2024 — The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ( ARRT ) announced the three Registered Technologists (R.T.s) Patrick Wojtylak is a radiologic technologist at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. They are: • Arianna Apodaca, B.S.R.T.,

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 11, 2024

He presented the abstract on behalf of first author Ken Herrmann, MD, chair of nuclear medicine at the University Hospital Essen in Essen, Germany. This is really a critical presentation from my perspective about the importance [of nuclear medicine] in multidisciplinary care,” Sartor said. “It

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Imaging Technology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 18:58 February 21, 2024 — Blue Earth Therapeutics , a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, is pleased to share the publication of promising early clinical data with 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 Food and Drug Administration.

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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. Hope added.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 11, 2024

SNMMI introduced a new slate of officers during its 2024 Annual Meeting, held June 8-11 in Toronto. “As In addition to her service to SNMMI, Jacene also served as a director on the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. An active SNMMI member, Jacene has been involved in many aspects of the organization.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Their findings were published September 19 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Thus, the primary objective of this study was to evaluate how Pluvicto performed in patients treated at Johns Hopkins Hospital between December 2021 and January 2024. Yet current data on its efficacy and toxicity profile are scarce.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) final rules. increase in the conversion factor from 2024, rising to $89.16 Although the 2025 MPFS calls for an overall 2.9% The adjusted HOPPS rule meanwhile will see a 2.9%

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Imaging Technology

JULY 3, 2024

christine.book Wed, 07/03/2024 - 12:53 July 3, 2024 — A new Harvey L. of nuclear medicine (NM), and 33.9% of nuclear medicine (NM), and 33.9% More information: www.neimanhpi.org Wednesday, July 3, 2024 - 12:53 Neiman Health Policy Institute ( HPI ) study found that radiologists interpreted 72.1%

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 8, 2024

An emerging radioligand therapy could be particularly effective for controlling advanced sarcoma compared to other cancers, according to research presented June 8 in a Young Investigator Award session at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting in Toronto.

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Vesta Teleradiology

JANUARY 12, 2024

These events provide a platform for experts in each imaging domain to share groundbreaking research, exchange innovative ideas, and explore the latest technological advancements in various modalities such as X-ray, MRI, CT scans, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine. Here’s a small list of events you may want to check out!

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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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Imaging Technology

MAY 29, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 05/29/2024 - 07:00 May 29, 2024 — Strategic Radiology added a third California member to the nation’s leading coalition of independent radiology practices with the addition of 14-radiologist Riverside Radiology Medical Group (RRMG). For more information: www.strategicradiology.org Wednesday, May 29, 2024 - 07:00

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Imaging Technology

JANUARY 8, 2024

These efforts are reflected in the company’s mission to make hospitals more efficient, clinicians more effective, therapies more precise, and patients healthier and happier. GE HealthCare intends to fund this transaction with cash on hand.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

While academic medical center radiology departments are expanding significantly and hospitals are adapting to health system consolidation trends, demand for innovative imaging informatics remains strong among operations and physician teams. Another, a new hospital complex is underway at University of Utah Health.

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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

For the practice of precision care in molecular imaging and nuclear medicine, this begins with the production of radioisotopes for use in diagnostic tracers, which are administered to patients, attach to specific biomarkers, and release radioactive emissions to provide clinicians detailed molecular information unique to each patient.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In a review of studies that included 409 patients, the technique was superior to standard-of-care FDG-PET/CT and could potentially serve as an alternative to invasive tissue sampling procedures, nuclear medicine researchers suggested. Six studies were prospective, and one was retrospective.

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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 24, 2024

The findings were published in Clinical Nuclear Medicine. For more information: [link] Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 19:24 It means our approach is relevant clinically.”

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) radiologist Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD, has been named president of the board of directors of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the group announced at its 2024 annual meeting in Chicago. Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD. Umar Mahmood, MD, PhD.

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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. Ian Mark, MD. Image courtesy of the ARRS.

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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

JANUARY 19, 2024

For the hospital outpatient setting, Medicare currently packages the payment for radiopharmaceuticals into an overall payment for groupings of nuclear medicine procedures including PET. Stakeholders will continue to work with the agency so that hospital outpatient facilities are adequately reimbursed in the future.

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Imaging Technology

APRIL 3, 2023

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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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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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. The nuclear radiologist, nuclear medicine technologist, and radiation safety team are all present to administer an infusion.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 10, 2024

milla1cf Mon, 06/10/2024 - 18:25 June 10, 2024 — Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, PhD, FASNC, professor of Radiology/Nuclear Medicine and Medicine, has been named president-elect of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

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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. The nuclear radiologist, nuclear medicine technologist, and radiation safety team are all present to administer an infusion.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

Jean-Luc Urbain, MD, PhD, has been named president-elect of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). Urbain, a professor of radiology and nuclear medicine, has served in multiple roles within SNMMI, in addition to his most recent post as vice president-elect. Jean-Luc Urbain, MD, PhD. “As

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Conversion Factor (CF) in the 2025 Final Rule is $32.3465, compared with the $33.2875 that has been in effect for most of 2024. Nuclear Medicine -3.8% -1.8% -2.8% It had originally been scheduled to move up to 82 points in 2024 and beyond. 2474 since it was introduced on April 3, 2024. Radiology -3.8% -1.8% -2.8%

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