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IMV: PET scan volumes continue to grow

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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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IMV: PET procedure volumes continue strong growth trend

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Over the same period between the two years, the average number of PET scans performed per installed fixed PET/CT systems increased by 8.2% -- a finding that indicates that much of the increased procedure volumes have been absorbed by existing PET system capacity. Davin Korstjens of IMV Medical Information Division.

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How Diagnostic Imaging is Revolutionizing Early Disease Detection

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The way physicians identify illness is changing due to advances in medical imaging, which make early diagnosis quicker, more precise, and less invasive. These technologies, ranging from high-resolution MRIs to state-of-the-art CT scans, can give doctors the ability to spot possible health problems before symptoms even show up.

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CMS lifts limit on amyloid PET coverage

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on October 13 that it has lifted its coverage limit of one beta-amyloid PET scan per lifetime for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. Medicare coverage decisions for amyloid PET scans will now be made by local Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs).

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AI spots unidentified brain tumor on PET imaging

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In brief, the deep learning-based AI model (called “JuST_BrainPET”) is designed to automatically segment metabolic tumor volume (MTV) from surrounding healthy tissue on brain PET imaging, a key step in medical imaging analysis, the researchers explained. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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NIH funds brain PET imaging technology

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The technology could allow clinicians to detect multiple biomarkers at once and improve the spatial resolution of brain imaging for applications in cancer as well as neurodegenerative disease, according to principal investigator Lars Furenlid, PhD, a professor of medical imaging at the University of Arizona.

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MITA asks CMS to improve radiopharmaceutical coverage

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The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has raised concerns ove. Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: ACR urges full coverage for amyloid PET scans CMS proposal covers PET scans for Alzheimer’s disease MITA praises FDA for Leqembi approval FIND Act reintroduced in U.S.