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SNMMI: Y-90-FAPI-46 more effective for advanced sarcoma

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An emerging radioligand therapy could be particularly effective for controlling advanced sarcoma compared to other cancers, according to research presented June 8 in a Young Investigator Award session at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting in Toronto. Image courtesy of SNMMI.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

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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. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

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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. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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Ultrasound model predicts liver disease progression. Commercially Available Chest Radiograph AI Tools for Detecting Airspace Disease, Pneumothorax, and Pleural Effusion. Effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on genomic instability in interventional radiology workers. SPECT/CT reveals heart’s response to tafamidis.

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GE HealthCare Receives FDA Clearance of a New Deep Learning Solution for Enhanced Image Quality in PET/CT, Advancing its Leadership Position in AI

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We can’t treat what we don’t see, which is why we require precise image quality to help diagnose, plan treatment for, and monitor disease,” explains Prof. Flavio Forrer , MD, PhD, Chairman of Nuclear Medicine in the Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Kantonsspital St. Gallen in Switzerland [vii].

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AuntMinnie 2011: Joint Commission issues alert on medical radiation

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Joint Commission on the dangers of medical radiation. Joint Commission has issued an alert on the dangers of medical radiation, sending an unmistakable signal that radiology has entered its sights in a formal way. New articles will be published each Monday until our official anniversary at RSNA 2024. Noting that the U.S.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 4 -- Women's theranostics on the horizon

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Several presenters at the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging's (SNMMI) 2024 meeting in Toronto shared new findings in women's studies. and included limited single and cumulative radiation doses. Theranostics is increasingly being used to image and treat prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors.

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