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Pharmacist sentenced in radiopharmaceutical criminal case

AuntMinnie

Evidence showed that Sheriff owned and was pharmacist in charge at Shertech, a pharmacy that provided nuclear and radiopharmaceutical drugs to medical facilities. The resulting diluted product was used in procedures such as renal scans to diagnose various illnesses, such as kidney disease.

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CMS proposes new coverage for PET imaging agents

AuntMinnie

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new reimbursement plan July 10 for diagnostic PET scans that would provide separate payments for radiopharmaceuticals, as well as an extra payment for hospitals when they use domestically produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m).

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Pneumonia on CT? Consider additional imaging so as not to miss cancer

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Suspicion of malignancy may be prompted by avid uptake of the radiopharmaceutical FDG on PET/CT imaging, according to study results delivered on November 27 at the RSNA meeting. Pulmonary metastases were found in five of the 10 (50%) and primary lung cancers in the other five (50%).

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Evidence grows for use of amyloid PET in China

AuntMinnie

Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University.

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Can cardiac PET/CT ‘revolutionize’ heart care?

AuntMinnie

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. In a cohort of 1,282 patients who underwent invasive coronary angiography for suspected disease, noninvasive PET MPI performed within six months identified large perfusion defects (>10% of the left ventricular myocardium) in 82% of the patients.

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Radionetics Oncology Announces Initiation of Phase 1 Radiopharmaceutical Program Against a Novel Target for Adrenocortical Carcinoma

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a clinical stage radiopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel agents for the treatment of a wide range of oncology indications, is pleased to announce that the first subject has been dosed in its Phase 1 study of 68Ga-R8760. milla1cf Tue, 10/17/2023 - 13:07 October 17, 2023 — Radionetics Oncology, Inc.,

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Will new CPT codes spark utilization of quantitative MRI?

AuntMinnie

The timing of the new codes dovetails with advances in neuroimaging, such as in the assessment of white-matter diseases. A widely used class of radiopharmaceuticals in the study of the neuroinflammatory response targets the translocator protein (TSPO), according to the researchers.

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