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Imaging advocates want nuclear medicine technologists reclassified as healthcare professionals

Radiology Business

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging made its case in an Aug. 12 letter to the Office of Management and Budget.

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CMS Adjusts Nuclear Medicine Reimbursement Policy, Expanding Access to Life-Saving Scans

Imaging Technology

Under the new policy, CMS will unpackage and pay separately for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals with per-day costs exceeding $630, removing financial barriers that have long hindered patient access to essential nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. This win is truly a community achievement,” said Cutler. “We

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ASRT report highlights enrollment growth in technologist programs

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In 2024, it sent its survey to 1,263 directors of several programs, including the following: radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, sonography, and MR imaging. Nuclear medicine technology program enrollments also increased from 903 students in 2023 to 1,403 students enrolling in 2024.

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ECR: PET/MRI highly effective for detecting prostate cancer

AuntMinnie

Patients have undergone PET/MR scans (Signa, GE HealthCare ) after injection with F-18 PSMA-1007 ; five radiologists have interpreted the mpMRI images and two nuclear medicine physicians interpreted the PSMA-PET images. Interpretation accuracy is compared with biopsy results.

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8 ways for radiology to improve environmental sustainability

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notedthat healthcare delivery contributes directly to the climate crisis, through greenhouse gas emissions due to the production and operation of medical equipment, the generation of medical and nonmedical waste, and contamination of water supplies. A team led by Andrea Rockall, MD, ofImperial College London in the U.K., Conduct research.

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Study finds decreases in imaging's share of all healthcare spending

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Although medical imaging has frequently been considered a major culprit behind the growth of healthcare spending in the U.S., billion, while spending on all other healthcare services increased by 63.7%. Healthcare spending in the U.S. Healthcare spending in the U.S. Nuclear medicine 2.7% billion to $66.2

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New guideline covers theranostics in brain tumors

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and European experts have proposed a joint practice guideline for use in nuclear medicine on diagnostics and therapy (theranostics) of meningiomas, as published June 20 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. or European medical agencies, they added.