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SNMMI Elects Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, PhD, FASNC, as President-Elect at 2024 Annual Meeting

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Urbain is currently a member of the Therapy Strategic Plan Task Force, Quality and Patient Safety Committee, Community Based Committee, Center of Excellence Task Force and Therapy Center of Excellence Task Force; he also serves as a Radiopharmaceuticals Center of Excellence reviewer.

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AuntMinnie 2007: Gadolinium: A 'necessary factor' in the development of NSF?

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Authors of another paper, this time from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, found that in their patient population, those who developed NSF had a significantly decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate, more proinflammatory events, and underwent more contrast-enhanced MR examinations ( Radiology , January 31, 2007).

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Minnies winners for 2023 highlight AI, innovation in radiology

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Every low-value exam we avoid improves patient safety and lowers costs to patients and society." A characteristic to cultivate, Renner says, is an entrepreneurial spirit that will not see challenges but rather opportunities for growth, efficiency, and quality enhancement in imaging services. The latter type of imaging is waste.

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