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SNMMI: Lu-177 PSMA-617 shines for taxane-naive prostate cancer

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He presented the abstract on behalf of first author Ken Herrmann, MD, chair of nuclear medicine at the University Hospital Essen in Essen, Germany. Radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) was the primary endpoint of the study, while overall survival was the key secondary endpoint. The hazard ratio was 0.43

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Are x-rays necessary after pulling chest tubes?

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Ordering x-rays after removing chest tubes from lung surgery patients does not lead to meaningful change in patient management and prolongs hospital stays, according to a study published July 26 in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. No patient underwent any procedure following the post-chest tube removal x-ray. days vs. 2.3

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Meet the Minnies 2024 semifinal candidates

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tesla MRI AI body composition analysis Cardiac PET Cryo/thermoablation CT colonography Genicular artery embolization Hyperpolarized xenon-129 MRI PET/MRI Photon-counting CT Radiomics Theranostics Whole-body MRI screening Image of the Year 3D PET/MR image.

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Olympic challenge approaches for Paris MSK team

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The first scans have been performed in the Olympic imaging polyclinic ahead of Friday's opening ceremony, and the 68-strong squad of radiologists and radiographers are primed and ready for action, according to musculoskeletal (MSK) expert Jérôme Renoux, MD. Bring it on!

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Olympic imaging squad gets set for summer games

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A team of 32 radiologists and 36 radiographers are limbering up to work at the summer Olympics, which begins July 25. The joy of being part of this event and the commitment to the sporting project of each athlete will keep us busy full time. Athletes have prepared their whole lives for this event.

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Responding to a Ransomware Attack in Radiology

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Reading Time: 8 minutes read By Dr. Niall Sheehy, MB, MRCP, FFR RCSI, St James’s Hospital -Trinity College Dublin. In May 2021, St James’s Hospital in Dublin was one of 54 public hospitals affected when the Health Service Executive (HSE) was the victim of a Cyber Attack by Conti, a sophisticated, financially-motivated criminal gang.

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Capsule Retention Following Capsule Endoscopy

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Frontal abdomen radiograph demonstrates foreign body consistent with capsule endoscopy device (pill cam) in descending colon. A prospective study of the utility of abdominal radiographs after capsule endoscopy for the diagnosis of capsule retention. 61-year-old male with abdominal pain 15 days after capsule endoscopy. 2007.06.066 8.

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