Hugo the Nuclear guy
@hugofigueroa.bsky.social
#radiology #consultant.
#information regarding #Nuclear medicine #PETCT scans and other #imaging modalities that involve #radiation exposure.
#information regarding #Nuclear medicine #PETCT scans and other #imaging modalities that involve #radiation exposure.
This opens a whole new world for PET!!!
In this month's Journal of Nuclear Medicine: A novel PET technique can visualize spinal cord injuries by detecting intact nerve connections in the injured spinal cord. Using this technique gives drs critical info about which patients could regain mobility. jnm.snmjournals.org/content/66/2...
February 27, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This opens a whole new world for PET!!!
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Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat, with a mortality rate of about 90%.
In today’s episode, we talk with a scientist who is fighting the cancer with an mRNA vaccine.
Listen here 🎧:
https://buff.ly/3ES4ndw
In today’s episode, we talk with a scientist who is fighting the cancer with an mRNA vaccine.
Listen here 🎧:
https://buff.ly/3ES4ndw
February 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Pancreatic cancer is notoriously hard to treat, with a mortality rate of about 90%.
In today’s episode, we talk with a scientist who is fighting the cancer with an mRNA vaccine.
Listen here 🎧:
https://buff.ly/3ES4ndw
In today’s episode, we talk with a scientist who is fighting the cancer with an mRNA vaccine.
Listen here 🎧:
https://buff.ly/3ES4ndw
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Following the mass layoffs, deemed “the Valentine’s Day Massacre” by some, many in the field expressed concern with how the move could negatively impact patient care.
healthimaging.com/topics/healt...
healthimaging.com/topics/healt...
Center for Devices and Radiological Health hit with federal job cuts
Following the mass layoffs, labeled “the Valentine’s Day Massacre” by some, many have expressed concern with how the move could impact patient care, AI research and more.
healthimaging.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Following the mass layoffs, deemed “the Valentine’s Day Massacre” by some, many in the field expressed concern with how the move could negatively impact patient care.
healthimaging.com/topics/healt...
healthimaging.com/topics/healt...
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A pancreatic cancer blood test called PAC-MANN could spot the disease early. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers and can be hard to diagnose.
www.sciencenews.org/article/panc...
www.sciencenews.org/article/panc...
A pancreatic cancer blood test called PAC-MANN could spot the disease early
The test relies on a magnetic nanoparticle linked to fluorescent molecules to detect pancreatic cancer proteins.
www.sciencenews.org
February 17, 2025 at 4:08 AM
A pancreatic cancer blood test called PAC-MANN could spot the disease early. Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers and can be hard to diagnose.
www.sciencenews.org/article/panc...
www.sciencenews.org/article/panc...
This is great news for patients!!! This is part of an "emerging" field of theranostics (I say emerging due to new aparition of new products in recent years, but radioactive iodine therapies have been done for a long time)
www.auntminnie.com/clinical-new...
www.auntminnie.com/clinical-new...
Pluvicto safe in patients with impaired kidneys
Lu-177 prostate-specific membrane antigen-617 (Lu-177 PSMA-617, Pluvicto) may be safely delivered in patients with impaired renal function.
www.auntminnie.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
This is great news for patients!!! This is part of an "emerging" field of theranostics (I say emerging due to new aparition of new products in recent years, but radioactive iodine therapies have been done for a long time)
www.auntminnie.com/clinical-new...
www.auntminnie.com/clinical-new...
This is great news. #PET/CT is an amazing modality for the #detection of #Alzheimers disease. This amazing news for the modality and #advancements in scanners and #radiotracers
🧠 Research led by 🇨🇦 @mcgill.ca and 🇧🇷 @ufrgs.br, and published by @snm-mi.bsky.social, finds 2 new radiotracers outperform the current FDA-approved tracer for detecting #Alzheimers disease, exhibiting higher binding to affected #brain tissue and greater selectivity for identifying tau tangles.
Alzheimer's disease: New radiotracers for better detection
Two new PET radiotracers have outperformed the only currently Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved radiotracer for detecting tau tangles in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
dlvr.it
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
This is great news. #PET/CT is an amazing modality for the #detection of #Alzheimers disease. This amazing news for the modality and #advancements in scanners and #radiotracers
If you know anyone #unemployed/#underpaid, considering a #career change, take advantage of this!! Currently there is a huge shortage of #nuclear medicine #technologists.
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www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) on LinkedIn: The SNMMI-TS/Telix AND SNMMI/AMI Entry Level Nuclear Medicine Technology…
The SNMMI-TS/Telix AND SNMMI/AMI Entry Level Nuclear Medicine Technology Scholarships are now open!! Don't forget to lean more and apply at:…
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January 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM
If you know anyone #unemployed/#underpaid, considering a #career change, take advantage of this!! Currently there is a huge shortage of #nuclear medicine #technologists.
www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
www.linkedin.com/posts/societ...
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#ICYMI: SNMMI Patient Advocacy Advisory Board member Brittany Mckelvey appeared on WJLA - DC to talk about how nuclear medicine scans helped her overcome thyroid cancer. Hear her story here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nM0...
Nuclear Medicine Helps Woman Overcome Thyroid Cancer
YouTube video by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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January 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
#ICYMI: SNMMI Patient Advocacy Advisory Board member Brittany Mckelvey appeared on WJLA - DC to talk about how nuclear medicine scans helped her overcome thyroid cancer. Hear her story here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nM0...
Some help to #hospital #administrators. The US is experiencing a huge #shortage of #Nuclear Medicine, #PETCT and #CT #technologists. Most #hospitals are depending on #agencies to #staff their #departments temporarily. Stop nickle and diming #candidates. YOU have a need, #Technologists have options.
January 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Some help to #hospital #administrators. The US is experiencing a huge #shortage of #Nuclear Medicine, #PETCT and #CT #technologists. Most #hospitals are depending on #agencies to #staff their #departments temporarily. Stop nickle and diming #candidates. YOU have a need, #Technologists have options.
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Really interesting paper 🧪 🤩
Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer 😮
Ikeda et al find that #mitochondria from cancer cells can #transfer over to T cells - altering their #metabolism & reducing antitumour immunity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com
Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer 😮
Ikeda et al find that #mitochondria from cancer cells can #transfer over to T cells - altering their #metabolism & reducing antitumour immunity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com
Cancer cells ‘poison’ the immune system with tainted mitochondria
Immune cells lose their cancer-fighting prowess after taking tumours’ organelles on board.
www.nature.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Really interesting paper 🧪 🤩
Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer 😮
Ikeda et al find that #mitochondria from cancer cells can #transfer over to T cells - altering their #metabolism & reducing antitumour immunity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com
Immune evasion through mitochondrial transfer 😮
Ikeda et al find that #mitochondria from cancer cells can #transfer over to T cells - altering their #metabolism & reducing antitumour immunity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com
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SNMMI and EANM have released a procedure standard/practice guidelines for the use of fibroblast activation protein to assist providers in recommending and performing FAP PET, and interpreting and reporting the results of the imaging studies. 🧵
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/66/1...
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/66/1...
SNMMI Procedure Standard/EANM Practice Guideline for Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) PET
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is an international scientific and professional organization founded in 1954 to promote the science, technology, and practical application...
jnm.snmjournals.org
January 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
SNMMI and EANM have released a procedure standard/practice guidelines for the use of fibroblast activation protein to assist providers in recommending and performing FAP PET, and interpreting and reporting the results of the imaging studies. 🧵
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/66/1...
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/66/1...
Why did I enter the field of #Nuclear Medicine/PETCT?
Originally my #dream was to become a dermatologist. My father was #diagnosed with #cancer, and I decided to go be with him. We went together to a #PET scan and the #technologists knew everything about me. Total strangers knew my name, knew that I
Originally my #dream was to become a dermatologist. My father was #diagnosed with #cancer, and I decided to go be with him. We went together to a #PET scan and the #technologists knew everything about me. Total strangers knew my name, knew that I
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Why did I enter the field of #Nuclear Medicine/PETCT?
Originally my #dream was to become a dermatologist. My father was #diagnosed with #cancer, and I decided to go be with him. We went together to a #PET scan and the #technologists knew everything about me. Total strangers knew my name, knew that I
Originally my #dream was to become a dermatologist. My father was #diagnosed with #cancer, and I decided to go be with him. We went together to a #PET scan and the #technologists knew everything about me. Total strangers knew my name, knew that I
#Datscan is a type of #nuclear medicine #examination which helps #confirmation of #parkinsons. This is major in our #fight against this #condition.
www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-d...
www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-d...
Parkinson's Discovery Suggests We Could Already Have an FDA-Approved Treatment
Researchers have discovered how a cell surface protein called Aplp1 can play a role in spreading material responsible for Parkinson's disease from cell-to-cell in the brain.
www.sciencealert.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
#Datscan is a type of #nuclear medicine #examination which helps #confirmation of #parkinsons. This is major in our #fight against this #condition.
www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-d...
www.sciencealert.com/parkinsons-d...
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The 2024 updates to the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Scope of Practice have been released! Check out our infographic for the highlights, or view the entire document here: snmmi.org/scopeofpract...
November 18, 2024 at 3:00 PM
The 2024 updates to the Nuclear Medicine Technologist Scope of Practice have been released! Check out our infographic for the highlights, or view the entire document here: snmmi.org/scopeofpract...
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🚨BIG NEWS! We've re-launched our patient-centered socials!
Follow our SNMMI Patient Connect accounts
@nucmed-patients.bsky.social patients for:
✅Patient-centered content
💡Resources for patients and their loved ones
😊Easy to understand explanations of everything nuclear medicine-related!
Follow our SNMMI Patient Connect accounts
@nucmed-patients.bsky.social patients for:
✅Patient-centered content
💡Resources for patients and their loved ones
😊Easy to understand explanations of everything nuclear medicine-related!
Nuclear medicine is one of the lesser-known medical specialties, but hopefully, not for long! Like X-rays and CT scans, nuclear medicine uses radiation to help doctors get a picture (literally) of what’s going on inside our bodies. 🧵
December 5, 2024 at 4:03 PM
🚨BIG NEWS! We've re-launched our patient-centered socials!
Follow our SNMMI Patient Connect accounts
@nucmed-patients.bsky.social patients for:
✅Patient-centered content
💡Resources for patients and their loved ones
😊Easy to understand explanations of everything nuclear medicine-related!
Follow our SNMMI Patient Connect accounts
@nucmed-patients.bsky.social patients for:
✅Patient-centered content
💡Resources for patients and their loved ones
😊Easy to understand explanations of everything nuclear medicine-related!
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🚨New research alert!
The results are in from the first long-term study of intraarterial peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in treating advanced meningioma.
Read the article here: jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
The results are in from the first long-term study of intraarterial peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in treating advanced meningioma.
Read the article here: jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
December 10, 2024 at 3:52 PM
🚨New research alert!
The results are in from the first long-term study of intraarterial peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in treating advanced meningioma.
Read the article here: jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
The results are in from the first long-term study of intraarterial peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in treating advanced meningioma.
Read the article here: jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
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PET imaging with the new tracer will help identify Trop2-positive tumors, enabling Trop2 targeted treatments for cancers such as:
>Triple-negative breast cancer
>Colorectal cancer
>Gastric carcinoma
>Pancreatic cancer
>Non-small cell lung cancer
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
>Triple-negative breast cancer
>Colorectal cancer
>Gastric carcinoma
>Pancreatic cancer
>Non-small cell lung cancer
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
Immuno-PET/CT Imaging of Trop2 with [18F]AlF-RESCA-T4 Differentiates Lung Cancer from Inflammation
Immuno-PET/CT imaging, a branch of molecular imaging, can noninvasively and specifically visualize biomarker expression across the body. Trophoblast cell surface antigen 2 (Trop2) is a pan-cancer biom...
jnm.snmjournals.org
December 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM
PET imaging with the new tracer will help identify Trop2-positive tumors, enabling Trop2 targeted treatments for cancers such as:
>Triple-negative breast cancer
>Colorectal cancer
>Gastric carcinoma
>Pancreatic cancer
>Non-small cell lung cancer
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
>Triple-negative breast cancer
>Colorectal cancer
>Gastric carcinoma
>Pancreatic cancer
>Non-small cell lung cancer
jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
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A new Journal of Nuclear Medicine article spotlights a new radiotracer that is able to visualize Trop2, a biomarker found in several cancers that plays a significant role in cell self-renewal, proliferation, transformation, and organ development. jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...
December 17, 2024 at 2:44 PM
A new Journal of Nuclear Medicine article spotlights a new radiotracer that is able to visualize Trop2, a biomarker found in several cancers that plays a significant role in cell self-renewal, proliferation, transformation, and organ development. jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/1...