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A community for nuclear medicine patients, their caregivers and loved ones, and everyone interested in learning more about the future of personalized medicine.
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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. 🧵
You may have been hearing about something called "Pluvicto" in the news lately, especially as it relates to prostate cancer. Pluvicto is the commercial name for a nuclear medicine therapy called PSMA-targeted therapy. Let's learn more 🧵👇
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
You may have been hearing about something called "Pluvicto" in the news lately, especially as it relates to prostate cancer. Pluvicto is the commercial name for a nuclear medicine therapy called PSMA-targeted therapy. Let's learn more 🧵👇
Kim Kardashian recently had a nuclear medicine scan after a brain aneurysm was caught during a preventative MRI. Educational content coming soon - check out the story below! pagesix.com/2025/10/28/c...
Kim Kardashian gives update on brain aneurysm after shocking diagnosis
The “All’s Fair” actress gave fans an update on her health while appearing on “Good Morning America” Tuesday.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Kim Kardashian recently had a nuclear medicine scan after a brain aneurysm was caught during a preventative MRI. Educational content coming soon - check out the story below! pagesix.com/2025/10/28/c...
Today is World Dense Breast Day, and SNMMI is educating patients about their breast density.
Patients with dense breasts have a higher risk of a missed cancer diagnosis because traditional imaging modalities may not be sensitive enough to detect cancerous lesions. 🧵
Patients with dense breasts have a higher risk of a missed cancer diagnosis because traditional imaging modalities may not be sensitive enough to detect cancerous lesions. 🧵
September 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today is World Dense Breast Day, and SNMMI is educating patients about their breast density.
Patients with dense breasts have a higher risk of a missed cancer diagnosis because traditional imaging modalities may not be sensitive enough to detect cancerous lesions. 🧵
Patients with dense breasts have a higher risk of a missed cancer diagnosis because traditional imaging modalities may not be sensitive enough to detect cancerous lesions. 🧵
Do you know where to go to join a clinical trial? SNMMI is here to help. With the help of AI, SNMMI is bringing nuclear medicine care to your fingertips with the Global Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials Finder. Learn more and try it here: snmmi.org/Web/News/Art...
August 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Do you know where to go to join a clinical trial? SNMMI is here to help. With the help of AI, SNMMI is bringing nuclear medicine care to your fingertips with the Global Radiopharmaceutical Clinical Trials Finder. Learn more and try it here: snmmi.org/Web/News/Art...
What's the top piece of advice from a nuclear medicine patient? Make sure you have reliable, up-to-date info! Hear more from Jud, whose neuroendocrine tumor diagnosis led him to nuclear medicine. Learn more from him here: youtube.com/shorts/EahX2...
Advice from a Nuclear Medicine Patient
YouTube video by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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August 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What's the top piece of advice from a nuclear medicine patient? Make sure you have reliable, up-to-date info! Hear more from Jud, whose neuroendocrine tumor diagnosis led him to nuclear medicine. Learn more from him here: youtube.com/shorts/EahX2...
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#ICPO2025 brought together leading minds from across the world, sparking insightful discussions around the implementation & personalization of #radiopharamceuticals in #cancer.
And if you haven't heard of radiopharmaceuticals or #nuclearmedicine, be sure to check out @nucmed-patients.bsky.social
And if you haven't heard of radiopharmaceuticals or #nuclearmedicine, be sure to check out @nucmed-patients.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#ICPO2025 brought together leading minds from across the world, sparking insightful discussions around the implementation & personalization of #radiopharamceuticals in #cancer.
And if you haven't heard of radiopharmaceuticals or #nuclearmedicine, be sure to check out @nucmed-patients.bsky.social
And if you haven't heard of radiopharmaceuticals or #nuclearmedicine, be sure to check out @nucmed-patients.bsky.social
@snm-mi.bsky.social Patient Education Day is coming up soon! Research shows that patients who are educated about medical imaging experience less stress and anxiety, and have improved mental health.
Here's an overview of what we'll be covering 🧵👇
Here's an overview of what we'll be covering 🧵👇
May 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
@snm-mi.bsky.social Patient Education Day is coming up soon! Research shows that patients who are educated about medical imaging experience less stress and anxiety, and have improved mental health.
Here's an overview of what we'll be covering 🧵👇
Here's an overview of what we'll be covering 🧵👇
Join us in New Orleans for @snm-mi.bsky.social's 2025 Patient Education Day! The event is free and will talk about the role of nuclear medicine in diagnosing and treating disease. Can't come in person? Join the live stream! Register here: www.snmmi.org/ped
April 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Join us in New Orleans for @snm-mi.bsky.social's 2025 Patient Education Day! The event is free and will talk about the role of nuclear medicine in diagnosing and treating disease. Can't come in person? Join the live stream! Register here: www.snmmi.org/ped
Today is the 84th World Theranostics Day! What is theranostics? And what disease areas are visualized and treated with this nuclear medicine technique? All the answers are here 👇🧵
Theranostics – using nuclear medicine to both diagnose and treat a disease – is one of the great medical breakthroughs of the 20thcentury. Working in pairs, these radiopharmaceuticals both diagnose and treat diseases like cancer. Let's learn more!
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Today is the 84th World Theranostics Day! What is theranostics? And what disease areas are visualized and treated with this nuclear medicine technique? All the answers are here 👇🧵
If you're new to nuclear medicine, you've probably got questions -- but we've got answers! Check out part 2 of our Patient Safety Awareness Week:
March 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If you're new to nuclear medicine, you've probably got questions -- but we've got answers! Check out part 2 of our Patient Safety Awareness Week:
This week is Patient Safety Awareness week! Safety is the #1 priority in the nuclear medicine community. Today, we’re sharing facts about radiotracers to help ease your fears and answer your questions about the amounts of radiation used during certain nuclear medicine scans. 🧵
March 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This week is Patient Safety Awareness week! Safety is the #1 priority in the nuclear medicine community. Today, we’re sharing facts about radiotracers to help ease your fears and answer your questions about the amounts of radiation used during certain nuclear medicine scans. 🧵
It’s the last day of American Heart Month, so we're leaving one more love note to nuclear cardiology. Many heart conditions were previously diagnosed or treated by invasive procedures or painful surgeries. But nuclear medicine and molecular imaging changed that. Learn more! 🧵
February 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It’s the last day of American Heart Month, so we're leaving one more love note to nuclear cardiology. Many heart conditions were previously diagnosed or treated by invasive procedures or painful surgeries. But nuclear medicine and molecular imaging changed that. Learn more! 🧵
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To close out Black History Month, we’re bringing attention to the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare and medical imaging.
February 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
To close out Black History Month, we’re bringing attention to the need for diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare and medical imaging.
One barrier to seeking nuclear medicine imaging or therapy is finding a facility. There are 100 (and counting!) RPTCOEs throughout the U.S. to increase patient access to theranostics and a high standard of care. Learn more about this certification program, and look for our seal of approval:
February 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
One barrier to seeking nuclear medicine imaging or therapy is finding a facility. There are 100 (and counting!) RPTCOEs throughout the U.S. to increase patient access to theranostics and a high standard of care. Learn more about this certification program, and look for our seal of approval:
Are you a nuclear medicine patient, or have a loved one who's benefitted from nuclear medicine? Now is your chance to make a difference! Join us at @SNM_MI's Hill Day on March 26th to meet with your representatives and share your story! Register here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSNDZPQ
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Are you a nuclear medicine patient, or have a loved one who's benefitted from nuclear medicine? Now is your chance to make a difference! Join us at @SNM_MI's Hill Day on March 26th to meet with your representatives and share your story! Register here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSNDZPQ
#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 7:43 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...
This month, SNMMI and the Alzheimer's Association released an AUC for Alzheimer's imaging. But what happens when your parent becomes your patient? SNMMI member and technologist Shannon Youngblood answers this heartbreaking question in a new Uptake post: youtu.be/FXxcKfcIliU
Caring for a Parent with Alzheimer's: When Your Parent Becomes Your Patient
YouTube video by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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January 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This month, SNMMI and the Alzheimer's Association released an AUC for Alzheimer's imaging. But what happens when your parent becomes your patient? SNMMI member and technologist Shannon Youngblood answers this heartbreaking question in a new Uptake post: youtu.be/FXxcKfcIliU
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The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Alzheimer’s Association have released updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for amyloid and tau PET imaging in patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Learn more 👇
January 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Alzheimer’s Association have released updated appropriate use criteria (AUC) for amyloid and tau PET imaging in patients with mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Learn more 👇
Appropriate Use Criteria are guidelines developed by experts to guide your care team on when (or when not) to use certain procedures. This morning, SNMMI and the Alzheimer's Association released guidelines on imaging Alzheimer's and dementia patients,. Learn more here!
January 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Appropriate Use Criteria are guidelines developed by experts to guide your care team on when (or when not) to use certain procedures. This morning, SNMMI and the Alzheimer's Association released guidelines on imaging Alzheimer's and dementia patients,. Learn more here!
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We're closing out 2024 by highlighting our advocacy team. Whether it's fighting for legislation that prioritizes patients or working with federal regulators to make our field more effective, we've made progress on key issues.
Read our 2024 highlights: snmmi.org/Web/News/Art...
Read our 2024 highlights: snmmi.org/Web/News/Art...
December 30, 2024 at 9:36 PM
We're closing out 2024 by highlighting our advocacy team. Whether it's fighting for legislation that prioritizes patients or working with federal regulators to make our field more effective, we've made progress on key issues.
Read our 2024 highlights: snmmi.org/Web/News/Art...
Read our 2024 highlights: snmmi.org/Web/News/Art...
Theranostics is one of the most rapidly growing and exciting areas of nuclear medicine. The term comes from combining the use of nuclear medicine to “diagnose” an illness and then provide “therapy” to treat it – which is how we get the word “theranostics.”
December 10, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Theranostics is one of the most rapidly growing and exciting areas of nuclear medicine. The term comes from combining the use of nuclear medicine to “diagnose” an illness and then provide “therapy” to treat it – which is how we get the word “theranostics.”
If you’re new to nuclear medicine, there are a lot of terms to learn. Let’s consult our nuclear medicine dictionary and learn about the terms used to refer to the small bits of radioactive material that help doctors see and treat diseases early.
November 26, 2024 at 3:51 PM
If you’re new to nuclear medicine, there are a lot of terms to learn. Let’s consult our nuclear medicine dictionary and learn about the terms used to refer to the small bits of radioactive material that help doctors see and treat diseases early.
Nuclear medicine is a cutting-edge field that’s quickly developing ways to see and treat diseases. But it has a long history that goes all the way back to the beginning of the 20th century. Here's some of the most historic moments in nuclear medicine. Where will we go next? 🧵
November 25, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Nuclear medicine is a cutting-edge field that’s quickly developing ways to see and treat diseases. But it has a long history that goes all the way back to the beginning of the 20th century. Here's some of the most historic moments in nuclear medicine. Where will we go next? 🧵
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. 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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. 🧵