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Bone scans may be viable for diagnosing calciphylaxis

AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) methyl diphosphonate (MDP) bone scans are a potentially viable noninvasive option for diagnosing calciphylaxis, according to a team at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA. The team assessed the potential diagnostic utility of bone scans in calciphylaxis based on a review of the literature.

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Bone Scan Diagnose Nuclear Medicine Disease

For Some Prostate Cancer Patients, PSMA PET May Be Better for Initial Staging of Disease

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

An article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports findings of a multi-center retrospective study that compares bone scan with PSMA PET for initial staging of prostate cancer.

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

AuntMinnie

AUGUST 5, 2024

New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. In 2007, our top article offered a deep dive into the association of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF) with gadolinium-based contrast agents. A 30-year-old woman with nephrogenic systemic fibrosis with predominant skin finding.

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Bone scans may be viable for diagnosing calciphylaxis

For Some Prostate Cancer Patients, PSMA PET May Be Better for Initial Staging of Disease

AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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