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Targeted alpha therapy’s ‘elite 8’ radionuclides

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A select group of eight radionuclides holds hope for an emerging cancer treatment in nuclear medicine called targeted alpha therapy (TAT). Overall, their impact on patient care will be significant, Vijayakumar noted. Targeted alpha therapy's elite eight. Graph courtesy of John Tackett and Vani Vijayakumar, MD.

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Groups aim to standardize nuclear medicine imaging of CV infections

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Eleven medical associations have released guidance on the use of PET/CT and SPECT/CT for patients with cardiovascular (CV) infections. 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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HPI: Nonradiologists interpret more than a third of office-based imaging

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were interpreted within the ordering provider's practice -- results that could have negative ramifications for patient care, according to study coauthor Vijay Rao, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Ultrasound 52% Nuclear medicine 39.5% for primary care physicians; 75.7%

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The rise of theranostics: Part 3 -- What is a theranostics center?

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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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FAPI-PET bests FDG-PET in detecting gastrointestinal cancer

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Fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI)-PET/CT appears superior to standard FDG-PET/CT for detecting gastrointestinal cancer, with higher radiotracer uptake seen in most tumors, according to a study published October 26 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Image courtesy of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

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Meet the Minnies 2024 finalists

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In any case, for Pickhardt, research is key to providing high-quality patient care. "I I love how research improves my clinical acumen and 'moves the needle' for patient care," he said. Most Effective Radiology Educator Francis Deng, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine Francis Deng, MD. Dmitry Beyder.

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Generative AI, radiologist shortages feature in 2024 Minnies

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Obviously, I accepted his offer, and I taught a couple of [radiologic sciences] labs as an adjunct, and one of the first labs I was asked to teach was a patient care lab," she said. "It For example, in patient care courses there is a natural crossover. But Hennessy encouraged her. It was an immediate sense of joy."