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Interest in nuclear medicine research dips among residents

By Will Morton

Nuclear medicine's best bet to attract more physicians to the field may be to get its hooks into residents interested in recent clinical advances, according to a study published September 1 in Academic Radiology.

September 8, 2022

New PET tracer effective for diagnosing neuroendocrine tumors

By Will Morton

A new gallium-68 PET radiotracer appears effective for predicting higher risk of disease progression and mortality in patients with neuroendocrine tumors, according to a study published August 18 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 24, 2022

Alzheimer's researchers find high PET tracer uptake in women's skulls

By Will Morton

PET radiotracer uptake in women's skulls may cloud imaging results showing signs of early Alzheimer's disease, researchers found in a study published August 11 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 15, 2022

Bolivia opens nuclear medicine research center

By Will Morton

Bolivia has begun pilot operations at a nuclear research center on the outskirts of La Paz -- a location more than 13,000 feet above sea level. The facility is the highest-altitude site in the world producing radioisotopes for use in medicine, according to an August 9 report in World Nuclear News.

August 11, 2022

What's the best way to get students interested in nuclear medicine?

By Brian Casey

What can be done to boost interest in nuclear medicine among medical students? Piquing their interest could be as simple as conducting a 30-minute seminar early in their medical training, according to a study published July 22 in Academic Radiology.

July 26, 2022

Week in Review: AHRA coverage starts Sunday | Interventional checklists | Nuclear medicine outlook

By Brian Casey

July 8, 2022

Nuclear medicine sentiment improves with expectations for higher volume

By Davin Korstjens

Nuclear medicine procedure volumes are expected to increase in 2022, but reimbursement, revenue, and net income are expected to stay the same, according to IMV Medical Information Division's newly published 2022 Nuclear Medicine Market Outlook Report.

July 7, 2022

Jamaica gets first public nuclear medicine center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Jamaica has opened the country's first public nuclear medicine center, at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, with a June 30 ceremony noting the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

July 5, 2022

Aetna insurance to cover cardiac PET scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Insurance provider Aetna will now pay for cardiac PET/CT imaging after reversing its noncoverage policy, the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) recently reported.

June 29, 2022

Andrei Iagaru receives SNMMI trailblazer award

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dr. Andrei Iagaru of Stanford University has been named the first recipient of the Sam Gambhir Trailblazer Award by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI).

June 15, 2022

SNMMI Image of the Year predicts poor outcomes after heart attack

By Will Morton

PET imaging that reveals poor outcomes in patients after a heart attack has won Image of the Year honors at this year's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.

June 14, 2022

Do nuclear medicine physicians need a new identity?

By Will Morton

VANCOUVER, BC - It's time to embrace a new identity in nuclear medicine -- namely, that of the "nuclear oncologist," said Dr. Richard Wahl in the president's address June 12 at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging annual meeting.

June 12, 2022

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