AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

"By fostering a culture of global cooperation and rapid sharing of solutions amongst the broader imaging community, we can transform radiological practice to mitigate its environmental impact, adapt and develop resilience to current and future climate and environmental threats, and simultaneously improve access to care," the team concluded.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

RadiologyInfo.org , a source of medical imaging information for the general public, has introduced a new series of articles and videos to help patients understand their radiology exam reports. Those interested in the new series of articles and videos can visit the website.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

Nuclear medicine technologists are being advised that not just any meal works for patients before gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES), a common imaging procedure to evaluate how ingested food moves through the stomach. Stop squirting Tc-99m-SC on whatever,” the authors encouraged.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has bestowed its Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award on Carolyn Anderson, PhD, of the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU). The award honors those who have made outstanding contributions in the field of nuclear medicine, the SNMMI said.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 5, 2024

The 3D image is from a patient with an oropharyngeal carcinoma in the right-sided soft palate and palatine tonsil, noted first author and nuclear medicine physician Martin W. The article was published on July 1 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and featured as the journal's Image of the Month.

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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

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

JANUARY 12, 2024

To address this knowledge gap, the authors reviewed medical literature to identify articles on the issue over the last 10 years. They included 12 relevant articles in their research, with most investigating the prevalence of workplace violence using surveys. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 10, 2024

Goldenberg, MD, has been awarded the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) Benedict Cassen Prize. During a special plenary session at SNMMI, Goldenberg presented the Cassen Lectureship, which was titled "My Golden Anniversary in Nuclear Medicine, 1974 to 2024." Goldenberg, MD.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An AI algorithm designed for brain PET imaging found a glioblastoma in a patient that had gone undetected by physicians, according to a case reported February 15 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The group previously described developing the AI model in an article published last year.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 29, 2024

In a study published April 17 in Clinical Nuclear Medicine , the group at Brigham tested a new TSPO radiotracer they developed for visualizing such activity called F-18 PBR06. Image courtesy of Clinical Nuclear Medicine. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2024

He has published more than 1,000 articles, is the author or co-author of 10 textbooks, and member of editorial boards for more than 35 journals. Louis, MO A first-time Minnies finalist, Dmitry Beyder exemplifies how the role of the nuclear medicine technologist can evolve. Dmitry Beyder.

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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.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 26, 2024

In a comparative imaging trial, fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI)-PET/CT outperformed FDG-PET/CT in detecting primary tumors in patients with head and neck cancer, according to a study published January 25 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 27, 2023

Urbain, MD, PhD, FASNC , professor of radiology/nuclear medicine and medicine, vice chair of theranostics, and director of nuclear medicine at Roswell Park Cancer Center at the University of Buffalo , Buffalo, New York. and ‘How can we ensure diversity in all parts of the nuclear medicine family?’

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2024

The article was published January 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. A link to the full article can be found here. Delineating brain areas of seizure onset and propagation is a necessary step toward tailoring surgery for focal epilepsy.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

PET imaging using a newly developed radiotracer has identified different patterns of brain tau pathology over time in early-onset versus late-onset Alzheimer’s disease patients, according to a study published February 1 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 30, 2023

PET/MRI scans have revealed immune system reactions after COVID-19 vaccines in children with cancer, according to a study published October 26 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The full article is available here. before vaccination to 2.61 after

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 5, 2024

F-18 FAPI-PET/CT is superior to F-18 FDG-PET/CT for diagnosing and staging patients with pancreatic cancer, according to a study published January 4 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The full article can be found here. Tumor is marked by arrows.

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Open Medscience

AUGUST 25, 2024

The article explores the theranostic applications of Terbium radionuclides, highlighting their diagnostic and therapeutic potential in nuclear medicine. The post Terbium Radionuclides for Theranostic Applications in Nuclear Medicine appeared first on Open MedScience.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Moreover, clinical correlation and collaboration between the dermatologist and nuclear medicine physician may also still be necessary to reach a diagnosis, they added. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 22, 2024

In addition, they computed the out-of-network rate by imaging modality, with claims categorized as CT, MR, nuclear medicine (NM), ultrasound, radiography or fluoroscopy (XR), and interventional procedures. The full article can be found here. In total, they identified 80.4 million imaging claims for 19.5

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has bestowed its Paul C. Aebersold Award for outstanding achievement in basic nuclear medicine science on George Sgouros, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. George Sgouros, PhD, of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 23, 2024

PSMA-PET/CT has the potential to be an effective alternative imaging approach for diagnosing patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a type of kidney cancer, according to a study published May 23 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Using a comprehensive search strategy, the authors initially identified 145 articles.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 6, 2024

Dynamic PET scans acquired in half the time of normal scans appear clinically feasible for patients with lung lesions, according to nuclear medicine researchers in Shenzhen, China. The article was published March 5 in EJNMMI Physics. The full article can be found here.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

We hope you enjoy our article as well as the opportunity to hear directly from the recipients. Department of Energy and project leader, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, on the way forward to "really help the people in West Africa."

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 10, 2024

Julie Dawn Bolin has been elected 2024-2025 president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technologist Section (SNMMI-TS). Bolin is program director of nuclear medicine technology at GateWay Community College in Phoenix, AZ, and nuclear medicine technologist at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

A large independent cardiology practice in Salem, Oregon, has filed a $15 million antitrust and defamation lawsuit against local health system Salem Health, according to a September 16 article in the Salem Reporter. The Oregon Heart Center offers a range of cardiac care, including ultrasound, nuclear medicine and x-ray imaging.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

Based on agreements between two radiologists and two nuclear medicine physicians, FDG-PET/MRI achieved a sensitivity of 96 %, specificity of 82 %, and positive and negative predictive values of 92% and 90 %. The full article is available here.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 23, 2024

Of the 363,504 providers who consistently practiced from January 2015 to December 2019, 23,496 were radiologists (having a primary specialty code of diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, or nuclear medicine). Emergency medicine physicians: 26.6% Medicine subspecialists: 12.9% Primary care physicians: 17.5%

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In this article, they evaluated empirical evidence on cellular mechanisms potentially responsible for the pattern. The full article is available here. Image courtesy of Medical Hypotheses. In a previous study , Guedj and colleagues identified a pattern of hypometabolism on patient FDG-PET brain images associated with long COVID.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 23, 2024

An international survey of treatment centers has revealed significant differences in several aspects of Lu-177 PSMA-617 prostate cancer therapy, including patient imaging protocols, according to a study published January 18 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. A link to the full article can be found here.

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Teleradiology Solutions

MAY 6, 2024

Impact of Teleradiology on Oncological Interpretation of PET-CT scans, Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While ChatGPT landed two spots in the top 10 most popular articles in 2023, what grabbed the attention of the radiology community the most varied along five other theme lines. Nuclear medicine/PET specialists were paid the least by comparison. After brain imaging, medicolegal issues and money ranked highest.

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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

MARCH 22, 2024

While recent evidence suggests that theranostic agents may be more effective when used earlier for prostate cancer patients, experts recommend proceeding conservatively with theranostic treatments until more is known about dose limits, according to an article published March 21 by the RSNA.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 10, 2024

Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, has been named president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). She also intends to create training and education opportunities in theranostics and to educate the public on nuclear medicine and its value. Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD. Cutler's awards are many.

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