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Hormone therapy linked to tau accumulation in older women

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The finding could help explain why Alzheimers disease predominates in women almost twofold over men, noted lead author Gillian Coughlan, PhD, a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues. The group analyzed flortaucipir (Tauvid, Avid Pharmaceuticals) PET scans acquired over a 3.5-year

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Radiotracer for kidney cancer performs well in phase III trial

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A PET radiotracer that detects clear-cell renal cell carcinoma proved safe and effective in a clinical trial conducted at 36 research hospitals across nine countries, according to a study published September 10 in the Lancet Oncology. The full study is available here.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

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As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. Reshaping the hospital's nuclear medicine and radiopharmaceutical strategy toward theranostics involves intensive and inclusive planning, Beyder explained at SNMMI.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 3 -- What is a theranostics center?

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"Somebody on the other end of the spectrum might say a theranostics center represents a clinical practice where patients are administered a radiopharmaceutical, with any diagnostic imaging sent out to those who do diagnostic imaging, and then these patients are sent back for clinical care to their medical oncologist for all follow-up," he added.

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Telix to spin off Rhine Pharma

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Telix Pharmaceuticals plans to spin off its wholly-owned subsidiary Rhine Pharma and structure it as an independent company. The collaboration resulted in a potential theranostic compound, RHN0014, which the company is now advancing into a phase I/IIa clinical study.

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Radiology among least affected services during Ukraine war

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Imaging and radiology centers are among the least affected hospital services in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, a study published May 17 in JAMA Health Forum found. The survey study included 74 Ukrainian hospitals from 12 oblasts (regions or provinces).

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GE HealthCare and MediView Announce the World's First Installation and Clinical Use of Augmented Reality Interventional Suite that Aims to Transform the Practice of Interventional Radiology

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milla1cf Fri, 06/21/2024 - 20:24 June 21, 2024 — GE HealthCare , a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator, and MediView XR Inc., Proceduralists must refer to standard of care imaging and prioritize clinical experience and/or judgment when using the OmnifyXR system.