A new radiotracer can identify nearly 30 types of cancer, according to research featured in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The tracer has potential for treating cancer in the future.
#Cancer
#PrecisionMedicine
#NuclearMedicine
SNMMI 2023 Image of the Year: New theranostic pair facilitates early detection and effective treatment of
#PancreaticCancer
. Congratulations to Julie Sutcliffe, PhD, and colleagues!
#SNMMI23
#MedicalResearch
Big news: Today the FDA approved 18F-DCFPyL, a new imaging agent for diagnosis of prostate cancer, providing a more effective imaging approach for detecting metastasis or recurrence.
#ProstateCancer
#MedicalImaging
#PETimaging
#PSMA
Molecular imaging pioneer Sanjiv “Sam” Gambhir, MD, PhD, passed away on Saturday, July 18. He was a brilliant researcher and a wonderful human being.
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Peter J. H. Scott, PhD, has been named as the 2023 recipient of the SNMMI Sam Gambhir Trailblazer Award. Congratulations on this honor!
#SNMMI23
#NuclearMedicine
SNMMI 2022 Image of the Year: Predicting Remodeling and Outcome from Molecular Imaging of Fibroblast Activation in Patients after Acute Myocardial Infarction. Congratulations!
#SNMMI22
#PETimaging
#MedicalResearch
Andrei Iagaru, MD, FACNM, has been named as the first recipient of the SNMMI Sam Gambhir Trailblazer Award. Congratulations on this honor!
#SNMMI22
#NuclearMedicine
SNMMI’s Image of the Year award goes to an image showcasing the efficacy of the FAPI radiotracer, which allows for new applications in noninvasive diagnosis, staging and treatment.
#cancer
#MedicalResearch
#NuclearMedicine
#SNMMI19
Congratulations are in order for Henry VanBrocklin, PhD, FSNMMI, FSRS, the 2023 recipient of the prestigious SNMMI Paul C. Aebersold Award for outstanding achievement in basic nuclear medicine science.
#SNMMI23
#NuclearMedicine
The FDA has approved a new process for producing Ga-68 DOTATOC, which localizes neuroendocrine tumors in adult and pediatric patients. The process uses cyclotron-produced Ga-68, which will allow for higher-volume production.
#NuclearMedicine
#NETCancer
SNMMI 2020 Image of the Year: Super-Agers Show Resistance to Tau and Amyloid Accumulation; Maintain High Cognitive Function. Congratulations!
#SNMMI20
#Alzheimers
#MedicalImaging
#SNMMI
celebrates World Theranostics Day 2023 in honor of Dr. Saul Hertz! Get the latest radiopharmaceutical therapy updates from SNMMI and around the world at the SNMMI Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Central:
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celebrates World Theranostics Day 2024 in honor of Dr. Saul Hertz! Get the latest radiopharmaceutical therapy updates from SNMMI and around the world at the SNMMI Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Central:
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Congratulations to Carolyn J. Anderson, PhD, the 2020 recipient of the prestigious SNMMI Paul C. Aebersold Award for outstanding achievement in basic nuclear medicine science.
#SNMMI20
#NuclearMedicine
Congratulations to Simon Cherry, PhD, recipient of the 2022 Benedict Cassen Prize for Research. Dr. Cherry presented the Cassen Lectureship on “A Matter of Time” during a special plenary session this morning.
#SNMMI22
SNMMI is pleased to announce our annual list of early career professionals selected as “Ones to Watch” in 2023. We are proud to showcase rising talent in the field, offering a platform to increase recognition for early career professionals within our specialty. Congratulations!
Novartis has received FDA approval to supply Pluvicto from its Millburn, NJ, plant, with plans to ramp up production in the coming weeks. SNMMI will share more information as it becomes available.
#NuclearMedicine
#RPTherapy
#ProstateCancer
A new radiotracer that detects iron in cancer cells has proven effective, opening the door for the advancement of iron-targeted therapies for cancer patients, according to research published in
@JournalofNucMed
.
#PrecisionMedicine
#Theranostics
#Cancer
Breaking News: The FDA has approved the imaging agent Technegas for use in ventilation–perfusion (V/Q) studies to diagnose respiratory disease.
#NuclearMedicine
#LungDisease
ANNOUNCEMENT: Today SNMMI President Vasken Dilsizian, MD, unveiled the re-imagined SNMMI 2020 Annual Meeting—Virtual Edition! This virtual experience, on July 11-14, will be FREE to SNMMI members, discounted for nonmembers.
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#NuclearMedicine
SNMMI announces list of early career professionals selected as “Ones to Watch” in 2022. We are proud to showcase rising talent in the field, offering a platform to increase recognition for early career professionals within our specialty. Congratulations to our 2022 honorees!
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine impact factor rose to 11.082, the highest in its history and fourth among all medical imaging journals worldwide, according to new data just released in the 2021 Journal Citation Reports.
#NuclearMedicine
#MedicalImaging
#SNMMI
celebrates World Theranostics Day 2022 in honor of Dr. Saul Hertz! Get the latest radiopharmaceutical therapy updates from SNMMI and around the world at The Therapy Center of Excellence and recent articles in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM),
A new nuclear medicine method for detecting malignant melanoma has been successfully tested for the first time in humans and could improve detection of both primary and metastatic melanoma.
#PETimaging
#melanoma
#skincancer
TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company founded by Bill Gates, announced $750 million funding raised to enhance the company’s “groundbreaking work in advanced nuclear energy technologies and nuclear medicine.”
#NuclearMedicine
#Cancer
The EXPLORER total-body PET scanner is the first medical imaging scanner of any kind that can capture 3D images of the entire human body at the same time. Case studies show many benefits and possibilities.
#PETCT
#MedicalResearch
#PrecisionMedicine
It’s Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Week—the time to celebrate you & your colleagues! Thank you for all you do to advance precision medicine & elevate the profession. Tell us how you’re celebrating. Tag
#NucMed21
&
#SNMMI
in your social media posts!
SNMMI is pleased to announce our annual list of 30 early career professionals selected as “Ones to Watch." We are proud to showcase rising talent in the field. Congratulations to all our 2020 honorees!
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SNMMI is pleased to announce our annual list of 30 early career professionals selected as “Ones to Watch” in 2021. Congratulations to the following honorees!
Nuclear medicine is a race against time. From the moment a medical radioisotope is generated, it starts to decay. It has been facing another ticking clock: a race against time to shore up the creaking medical radioisotope supply. Read more:
Technetium-99m is responsible for 80 percent of the nuclear medical imaging procedures performed in the world. This year marks its 60th anniversary, and Brookhaven National Laboratories is celebrating.
Happy
#NuclearMedicineAndMolecularImagingWeek
- We'd like to thank you for your continued commitment to the field and your efforts to help transform medicine and improve lives. Learn more at - and be sure to share how you're celebrating using
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Happy World Theranostics Day 2021! Get the latest radiopharmaceutical therapy updates from SNMMI and around the world, including recent articles from The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM), at
8 million people every year use
#nuclearmedicine
to screen for and diagnose
#heartdisease
to avoid more expensive or invasive procedures. Dr. Dilsizian, Chief of Nuclear Medicine at the
@UofMaryland
, tells us more on
@fox5dc
:
Expanded PET imaging time window adds convenience and flexibility for neuroendocrine tumor patients, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
#MedicalResearch
#PETCT
#NeuroendocrineCancer
#JNM
Happy International Day of Medical Physics! On this day in 1867, Marie Curie, renowned for her groundbreaking research on radioactivity, was born in Poland. Today, we honor the essential role of medical physicists in improving patient care. ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’
A 12-year study of patients who received peptide receptor radionuclide therapy for malignant neuroendocrine tumors shows its long-term effectiveness, which also allows patients to maintain a high quality of life.
#NETCancer
#PrecisionMedicine
#PRRT
A new nuclear medicine tracer may allow better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism (VTE). Acute VTE is a disease that includes deep-vein thrombosis and its complication, pulmonary embolism, which can be fatal.
#NuclearMedicine
#DVT
#VTE
With an increase of 27%, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine has again achieved the highest impact factor ever in its history, ranking third among all medical journals worldwide.
#JNM
#NuclearMedicine
#MedicalImaging
The SNMMI Therapy Center of Excellence has designated March 31st as World Theranostics Day in honor of Dr. Saul Hertz, who conceived, developed, and administered the first radioiodine therapy to a patient on March 31st, 1941.
#SNMMI
#WorldTheranosticsDay
#Theranostics
The virtual event of the summer begins today! It's time to join close to 8,000 participants this July 11-14 at the SNMMI Annual Meeting – Virtual Edition. Visit beginning at 11:00 am ET today!
#SNMMIVirtual20
#SNMMI18
- Simon R. Cherry, PhD, Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Davis, received the prestigious Paul C. Aebersold Award and announced the completion of the first total body PET scanner.
Congratulations to JNM’s Best Clinical Article Award recipients, Manuel Röhrich and colleagues, for their paper “Impact of 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT imaging on the therapeutic management of primary and recurrent pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas.”
#SNMMI22
#JNM
SNMMI President-Elect Munir Ghesani, MD, was interviewed yesterday by DC FOX5 Morning about an unusual imaging pattern on FDG PET/CT scans that may be due to COVID-19 infection.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ga-68 PSMA-11 for PET imaging of PSMA-positive lesions in men with prostate cancer. It is the first approval for a PSMA PET tracer in the United States.
#ProstateCancer
#NuclearMedicine
#PrecisionMedicine
Congrats to Irène Buvat, PhD, recipient of the 2021 Hal Anger Lectureship Award. Dr. Buvat presented the Hal Anger Lectureship on “The Transformative Power of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Nuclear Medicine” during a special plenary session this morning.
#SNMMI21
Happy Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Week—the time to celebrate you & your colleagues! Thank you for all you do to advance precision medicine & elevate the profession. Tell us how you’re celebrating. Be sure to tag
#NucMed22
&
#SNMMI
in your posts!
The SNMMI Mars Shot Research Fund is excited to announce 5 awardees for 2023, its inaugural year: Amir Iravani, MD, Paul Ellison, PhD, Craig Levin, PhD, Julie Sutcliffe, PhD, and Randy Yeh, MD. Congratulations! More at
#SNMMI
#MarsShotFund
#NuclearMedicine
The novel radiopharmaceutical 18F-PSMA-1007 is effective and readily available for detecting malignant prostate cancer lesions, according to research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
#ProstateCancer
#PrecisionMedicine
#NuclearMedicine
#JNM
You asked, we delivered! In this new episode of the
#SNMMI
Podcast Series, Simon Cherry, PhD, discusses his recent 2022 Annual Meeting Cassen Award Lecture and more in a wide-ranging conversation with SNMMI President, Munir Ghesani, MD. Listen now at
A novel nuclear medicine combination therapy has been proven safe and effective in men with heavily pre-treated metastatic castration-resistant
#ProstateCancer
, according to new research in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
#PrecisionMedicine
#NucMed
#JNM
A new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, lecanemab, was approved today by the FDA. It has been shown to slow disease progression for early-stage patients. The presence of beta amyloid must be confirmed before treatment.
#NuclearMedicine
#PETscan
#Alzheimer
SNMMI is pleased to announce its leadership team for 2021-22: Richard L. Wahl, MD, as president; and Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FACR, as president-elect and Helen Nadel, MD, FRCPC, as vice president-elect.
#SNMMI21
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine has achieved the highest impact factor in its 6o-year history, ranking fourth among all medical journals worldwide, according to the 2019 Journal Citation Reports.
#JNM
#NuclearMedicine
#MedicalResearch
On behalf of SNMMI & SNMMI-TS Leadership, we're thrilled to celebrate Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging Week with you! Let's kick off Nuclear Medicine Week in style! Share your celebrations with us using
#NMW23
and enter our giveaway for a chance to win awesome SNMMI NMW swag!
A new set of appropriate use criteria is now available for prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET imaging to detect prostate cancer—developed by SNMMI in collaboration with four peer societies.
#NuclearMedicine
#ProstateCancer
#MedicalImaging