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Italian research team shows the way on sustainability

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Although the most common site of MBC is bone, there is currently no standardized imaging modality that offers accurate assessment of bone treatment response, Masperi and Girlando explained. Data on radiation doses and the administration of contrast agents or radiopharmaceuticals were also collected.

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Wider use of cardiac PET faces challenges

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Strategies to increase the use of cardiac PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in the U.S. Cardiac PET MPI has emerged as a key tool for diagnosing and managing patients with cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary artery disease, yet overall it remains underutilized in the U.S., the authors noted.

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Low-dose PEM shows promise in breast cancer detection

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PEM is one molecular breast imaging method that has shown promise in lowering the number of false-positive cases, owing to its superior specificity over MRI. However, PEM’s higher radiation dose has steered radiologists away from using the modality. On 100 sets of bilateral PEM images, 24 (96%) of 25 cancers were identified.

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Novel Radiotracer Demonstrates High Diagnostic Efficacy for Obese Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

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18F-flurpiridaz PET MPI obtained images at a lower radiation dose than 99Tc-SPECT MPI and performed similarly in both obese and non-obese patients. “Due This can result in inferior image quality and diagnostic performance despite requiring a higher dose of radiation.”

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Road to RSNA 2024: Ultrasound Preview

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Ultrasound proponents will have the opportunity to present and see the modality’s versatility in helping detect and diagnose pathologies such as liver cancer, breast cancer, and thyroid cancer. They can also highlight the resulting benefits that are possible, of course, without the ionizing radiation of some other imaging modalities.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 2 -- Moving into communities

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Even if some private urology, radiation oncology practices, or radiologist groups are building the ability to perform theranostics, experts are cautious about patient management, radiation safety, and the risk of unnecessary imaging. However, few freestanding theranostics centers exist today. Morris continued in the JNM.

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ISMRM: What's next for MRI applications for MSK trauma?

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Fritz moderated a session titled "Seeing the Unseen: MRI in Traumatic Musculoskeletal Disease." X-ray and CT imaging are the go-to exams for trauma, Fritz conceded, but MRI is gaining ground as an effective modality for MSK trauma applications, in part because it does not expose patients to radiation and because it can image soft tissue well.

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