Diagnose Nuclear Medicine PET Scan 
AuntMinnie
JULY 10, 2024
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).
Midstate Radiology Associates
JUNE 5, 2024
It assists with diagnosing the presence of tumors and determining if the cancer has spread. PET Scan: These scans create 3D images that offer greater insight into whether a thickened pleura or peritoneum is malignant mesothelioma or a benign condition. Imaging for Mesothelioma Medical imaging serves several purposes.
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AuntMinnie
DECEMBER 12, 2023
A PET radiotracer for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease may also be used to measure vascular brain changes in patients during PET/MRI scans, according to a study published December 7 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
Capitol Imaging Services
AUGUST 30, 2023
Used in combination, PET and CT scans provide faster, more comprehensive detection of systemic spread for IBC patients. But cancer in initially diagnosed IBC patients has already metastasized about 20 percent of the time, approximately doubling the percentage of other breast cancer patients. When Would This Study Be Ordered?
AuntMinnie
MARCH 26, 2024
Theranostics pairs diagnostic biomarkers that can be visualized on nuclear medicine imaging with therapeutic agents that share a specific target in diseased cells or tissues. The nuclear radiologist, nuclear medicine technologist, and radiation safety team are all present to administer an infusion.
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. in 15 patients with negative amyloid PET scans; 1.18 in
Imaging Technology
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
milla1cf Fri, 02/09/2024 - 09:17 February 9, 2024 — A novel PET imaging technique can noninvasively detect active inflammation in the body before clinical symptoms arise, according to research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
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