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Medicare to boost payment for certain diagnostic imaging agents

Radiology Business

CMS is moving forward with a proposal to issue separate reimbursement for radiopharmaceuticals—a change long lobbied for by the imaging industry.

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Targeted radiopharmaceuticals offer new hope for longer 'healthspans'

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An emerging field of precision radiopharmaceuticals brings new optimism to this mission, revolutionizing cancer care. Precision radiopharmaceuticals accurately target tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Precision radiopharmaceuticals represent a step toward better, longer lifespans for all.

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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. Image courtesy of Washington University. "We Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is an integral part of a theranostics practice.

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

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With therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals coming to market quickly and available to smaller institutions around the U.S., Siegel told AuntMinnie.com. "My vision of a theranostic center includes a flagship facility that has a PET/CT scanner, a SPECT/CT scanner, and then multiple rooms for infusions of radiopharmaceuticals," Siegel explained.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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7-tesla MRI gets us closer in imaging to our pathology colleagues, and offers many new possibilities for better treatment," he said. Going forward, Middlebrooks plans to apply his skills to the further development of AI for image reconstruction. There's a huge role for AI in image acquisition," he said. Perry Pickhardt, MD.

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FDA fast-tracks Clarity’s prostate cancer treatment

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its copper-67 (Cu-67) SAR-bisPSMA radiopharmaceutical for treating advanced prostate cancer. The classification builds on Clarity's earlier receipt of fast-track designation for its PET diagnostic imaging agent Cu-64 SAR-bisPSMA for identifying patients with the disease.

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Philochem and Blue Earth Diagnostics Announce First Three Patients Imaged in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of 68Ga-OncoFAP (68Ga-OncoFAP-DOTAGA) for Diagnostic Imaging in Solid Tumors

Imaging Technology

and Blue Earth Diagnostics, a Bracco company and recognized leader in the development and commercialization of innovative PET radiopharmaceuticals, today provided additional information regarding a March 2022 licensing and collaboration agreement between Philochem and Blue Earth Diagnostics.