AuntMinnie

JUNE 5, 2024

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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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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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Open Medscience

JANUARY 4, 2024

Nuclear medicine has transformed healthcare over a century, innovating in diagnostics and treatments significantly. The post History of Nuclear Medicine: A Century of Innovation and Impact appeared first on Open Medscience.

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Medical Xpress: Radiology

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This research was published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Targeting the HER2 protein, which is commonly expressed in ovarian cancer, the therapy (anti-HER2 225Ac-PRIT) is a potential treatment for the otherwise incurable disease.

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Diagnostic Imaging

JUNE 21, 2023

The InterView Fusion and InterView XP reportedly improve image quality for single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and offer imaging tools specifically geared to common nuclear medicine studies ranging from bone imaging to cardiac assessment and lung imaging.

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

OCTOBER 8, 2024

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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Medical Xpress: Radiology

APRIL 11, 2023

A new nuclear medicine therapy can cure human non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in an animal model, according to research published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 11, 2024

milla1cf Tue, 06/11/2024 - 18:49 June 11, 2024 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging recognized six new SNMMI Fellows during a plenary session at the society’s 2024 Annual Meeting, held June 8-11 in Toronto. It is among the most prestigious formal recognitions available to long-time SNMMI members.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

The recommendations emphasize the complementary nature of these advanced nuclear medicine exams. In the article, experts provide evidence-based consensus on specific clinical scenarios where PET/CT and SPECT/CT add value for patient care.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

The generated report included indication, findings laid out numerically, TNM stage, impression and follow-up recommendations.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nuclear medicine technologists experienced the largest average compensation gains, up 20.2% from $88,576 in 2022 to $106,475 in 2024, according to new results from the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Wage and Salary Survey 2024. have seen wage and salary increases since 2022.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 25, 2024

“We’re getting less and less referrals, and that number is dropping,” Anthony Mitarotondo, MD, director of Stony Brook Radiology, said during a recent public hearing.

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Open Medscience

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Nuclear Medicine Healthcare advances precision diagnosis, innovative therapies, and prioritises patient and professional safety. The post Nuclear Medicine Healthcare: Transforming Diagnosis, Therapy, and Safety appeared first on Open MedScience.

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Open Medscience

JANUARY 7, 2025

The post Selected Auger Electron-Emitting Radionuclides for Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine appeared first on Open MedScience. Auger electron-emitting radionuclides offer innovative therapeutic potential through highly localised DNA damage with minimal collateral effects.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 7, 2023

SNMMI and ACR are pushing the agency to make modifications retroactive, so specialists can still claim lost revenues impacted by the error.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Telix Pharmaceuticals is expanding its theranostic pipeline with newly acquired assets targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP) in nuclear medicine.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2024

Physicians, health care providers, and medical staff caring for patients who use cannabis should be familiar with the effects of the drug on gut motility and thus nuclear medicine imaging, a recent report advises. The Effects of Cannabis on Bowel Motility and Beyond.” The full article is available here.

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Open Medscience

JANUARY 7, 2025

Beta particle emitting radionuclides are utilised in therapeutic nuclear medicine for precise tumour targeting and improved treatment outcomes. The post Selected Beta Particle Emitting Radionuclides for Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine appeared first on Open MedScience.

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Ben White

JULY 3, 2023

Though as a practical matter it seems absurd to place so much value on a one-year process after longer training, ultimately there is a difference (pro and con) between doing something for the majority of a year and not bouncing from month to month like we do as residents.

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Open Medscience

JANUARY 7, 2025

The post Selected Alpha Particle Emitting Radionuclides for Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine appeared first on Open MedScience. Alpha particle emitting radionuclides are highly effective in delivering targeted radiation therapy for various cancers.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 21, 2024

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.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 7, 2024

Nuclear medicine technologists are being advised that not just any meal works for patients before gastric emptying scintigraphy (GES), a common imaging procedure to evaluate how ingested food moves through the stomach. Stop squirting Tc-99m-SC on whatever,” the authors encouraged.

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Radiology Business

MAY 21, 2024

The FIND Act is supported by several industry stakeholders including ACR and the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 12, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging (SNMMI) is praising the U.S. NETs are diagnosed and treated with nuclear medicine imaging. Senate for including neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in the fiscal year 2025 Senate Defense Appropriations report.

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UCSF Biomedical Imaging

JANUARY 25, 2024

“Great science, great technology, great thinking, and great connectivity can change the world,” said Charles J. Ryan, MD, CEO of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, as he welcomed the world’s leading experts in prostate cancer care to the inaugural PSMA Conference, held at University of California, San Francisco, January 18-19, 2024.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

PET/CT imaging using gallium-68 (Ga-68) Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) radiotracer over F-18 FDG appears promising in women with invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC), according to a study published March 14 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 17, 2024

The world’s top nuclear medicine societies have issued international guidelines on the role of PET/CT in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer, with the document released May 14 in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The delayed restart of a nuclear research reactor in the Netherlands is expected to cause supply shortages of the imaging agent technetium-99 m (Tc-99m) into November, according to reports. “We The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) also informed its members of the imminent delay.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 3, 2024

Eliot Siegel, MD; Stanislav Spiridonov, MD; Nathan Gee, MD; and Anthony Chang, PhD, are among a niche gathering of early adopters, entrepreneurial physicians, medical physicists, and investors with a sweet spot for nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology.

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Imaging Technology

JUNE 10, 2024

Anderson , PhD, a trailblazer in nuclear medicine, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award. The award was announced by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) during its 2024 Annual Meeting, June 8-11 in Toronto.

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Diagnostic Imaging

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Twice-a-day consumption of reconstituted grape powder provides significant long-term benefit in preserving cerebral metabolism for people with mild cognitive decline, according to research presented at the recent Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) conference.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The new-look nuclear medicine treatment was able to cure advanced ovarian cancer in some mice, with limited side effects.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 10, 2024

However, its proposed rule for 2025 includes a refinement that will “improve the accuracy of the overall payment amounts by paying separately for any diagnostic radiopharmaceutical with a per day cost greater than $630 and removing their costs from the payment amounts for the nuclear medicine tests,” the CMS said.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 12, 2024

As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. A shortage of nuclear medicine technologists means a theranostics center may need to limit its patient volume.

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Health Imaging

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging President, Cathy Cutler, explains the long road to jump-starting a new U.S. domestic supply of imaging isotopes.

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Health Imaging

MARCH 6, 2024

Edibles can reduce gut motility and complicate gastric emptying, a new Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology study finds.

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AuntMinnie

JUNE 9, 2024

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has bestowed its Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award on Carolyn Anderson, PhD, of the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU). The award honors those who have made outstanding contributions in the field of nuclear medicine, the SNMMI said.

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