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Italian research team shows the way on sustainability

AuntMinnie

Additionally, modalities like MRI, CT, bone scans, and PET-CT are significant contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, with radiology accounting for approximately 1% of global healthcare-related emissions. Late-phase imaging was performed when clinically indicated for liver or kidney conditions.

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FES-PET effective for staging breast cancer in phase II trial

AuntMinnie

In a clinical trial conducted at the Hoag Family Cancer Institute in Irvine, CA, researchers tested the technique versus CT bone scans or FDG-PET/CT and found that it detected an equivalent number of cases. F-18 fluoroestradiol (Cerianna, GE HealthCare ) is a PET radiotracer approved in the U.S.

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FDA Accepts Telix NDA for New Prostate Cancer Imaging Agent

Imaging Technology

Through this NDA, Telix's objective is to further enhance patient access to PSMA-PET imaging and the clinical benefits of 68Ga imaging to underserved populations across the U.S., has replaced conventional imaging methods (bone scan, CT scan) as the standard of care after initial diagnosis and biochemical recurrence[5].

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Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma

Global Radiology CME

Bone scan shows diffuse uptake in the markedly enlarged right breast secondary to increased blood pool activity and impaired washout. Discussion: 63-year-old woman presented to a clinic with a one month history of progressively enlarging right breast with redness and tenderness. Mammogram CC view. Breast Cancer.

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

AuntMinnie

But grappling with NSF after the fact may be the least troubling issue as healthcare experts scramble to figure out why some patients develop NSF -- and what they can do to prevent NSF from occurring in the first place. Short of a kidney transplant, NSF is difficult to manage. Giles, U.K. Omniscan binds least strongly."

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