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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. Best New Radiology Device Aperto Lucent 0.4-tesla Best New Radiology Vendor CAIRE Reporting.

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How radiologists can image pregnant women post Dobbs decision

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Pregnancy status should be verified prior to imaging that includes the abdomen and pelvis in the field of view, such as fluoroscopy, CT, and radiography. Radiopharmaceutical agents such as technetium-99m (Tc99m)-sulfur colloid and F-18 FDG with very short half-lives (resulting in very low-dose radiation exposure) pose minimal risk.

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New PCCT scanners, Sequoia upgrade headline Siemens introductions at RSNA 2024

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The software provides options for optimizing treatment responses imaging protocols in patients with prostate cancer undergoing treatment with lutetium-177 (Lu-177) prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-617 and potentially other theranostic radiopharmaceuticals, Siemens said.

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Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Pregnancy

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The patient is pregnant (orange arrows), therefore ionizing radiation with CT scan or fluoroscopy can not be used for imaging guidance. A nuclear medicine hepatobiliary scan was also performed (not shown) and demonstrated no radiopharmaceutical present in the gallbladder due to cystic duct obstruction.