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Nuclear Medicine Week Research Roundup

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

We highlight some of the recent accomplishments in research and clinical trials by members of the department who apply nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat illnesses including cancer.

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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.

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Nuclear Medicine Week Research Roundup

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

We highlight some of the recent accomplishments in research and clinical trials by members of the department who apply nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat illnesses including cancer.

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IMV: Nuclear medicine procedure volumes decrease

AuntMinnie

Total nuclear medicine patient study volumes decreased by 5.7% Specifically considering cardiovascular nuclear medicine procedures, total procedures have decreased by 7.1% million nuclear medicine patient studies performed. Davin Korstjens of IMV Medical Information Division. Of these, 5.8 Nonhospitals 2.5%

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SNMMI: Nuclear medicine experiencing an ‘industrial revolution’

AuntMinnie

TORONTO - We caught up with Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) President Helen Nadel, MD, to discuss developments over the last year and how recent advances have represented the equivalent of an “industrial revolution” in nuclear medicine.

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ACR seeks feedback on draft nuclear medicine manual

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) is asking for feedback on its draft nuclear medicine quality control manual. The manual is designed to help facilities establish and maintain an effective nuclear medicine quality control program and meet the requirements of ACR’s Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Program (NMAP).

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SNMMI: Nuclear medicine clinician-scientists need passion, stamina

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TORONTO – Clinician-scientists can do much to advance nuclear medicine, but it will take passion and stamina to succeed, said Ora Israel MD, at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). Israel, an emeritus professor of imaging at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology’s B.