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IMV: PET scan volumes continue to grow

AuntMinnie

In 2023 compared with 2022, the total volume of positron emission tomography (PET) scans increased 10.2% year over year, according to the newly published IMV 2024 PET Market Summary Report. In 2023, the average number of PET scans per fixed PET site (versus mobile PET) increased 6.7%

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

AuntMinnie

This theranostic therapy first demonstrated how using diagnostic imaging with a radioactive probe, gallium-68 (Ga-68 dotatate injection), could locate NETs on PET scans. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

AuntMinnie

This theranostic therapy first demonstrated how using diagnostic imaging with a radioactive probe, gallium-68 (Ga-68 dotatate injection), could locate NETs on PET scans. After binding to the receptor, the drug works by entering the cell allowing radiation to cause damage to the tumor cells.