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Telix acquires assets targeting FAP in nuclear medicine

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Telix Pharmaceuticals is expanding its theranostic pipeline with newly acquired assets targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP) in nuclear medicine. These were developed by Frank Roesch, PhD, and colleagues at the Institute of Nuclear Chemistry at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany.

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ChatGPT tested on nuclear medicine cases

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ChatGPT shows potential for diagnosing nuclear medicine cases, yet needs further development before it can be implemented in practice, according to a study presented November 28 at RSNA in Chicago. and ChatGPT-4 to the test on nuclear medicine differential diagnoses cases transcribed from two textbooks.

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SNMMI: Nuclear medicine clinician-scientists need passion, stamina

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TORONTO – Clinician-scientists can do much to advance nuclear medicine, but it will take passion and stamina to succeed, said Ora Israel MD, at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). Clinical research involves a different perspective. Wagner Lecture on June 7.

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ACR seeks feedback on draft nuclear medicine manual

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) is asking for feedback on its draft nuclear medicine quality control manual. The manual is designed to help facilities establish and maintain an effective nuclear medicine quality control program and meet the requirements of ACR’s Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Program (NMAP).

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Groups aim to standardize nuclear medicine imaging of CV infections

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The recommendations could improve patient care, as current clinical tools are often insufficient in complicated cases, noted lead author of the guidance Jamieson Bourque, MD, of the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville. The recommendations emphasize the complementary nature of these advanced nuclear medicine exams.

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FES-PET shows promise staging patients with low-grade breast cancer

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Thus, the researchers aimed to determine prospectively whether 18F-FES PET improves staging for patients with clinical stage II/III or local-regional recurrent, grade 1 or 2, ER-positive breast cancer compared with standard F-18 FDG-PET. The full study is available here.

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ECR: PET/MRI highly effective for detecting prostate cancer

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The finding is from a preliminary analysis of 23 patients enrolled in an ongoing clinical trial, noted Giorgio Brembilla, MD, PhD, of the IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy. The combination of PSMA-PET and MRI could improve the detection of clinically significant cancer in clinically high-risk patients, he concluded.

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