In this new issue of Pangea-ePatient we are starting a series of articles on radio- pharmaceuticals that are used for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are now commonly called Theranostics. Theranostics, the new buzz word in medicine was coined in the early 2000’s by the CEO of PhamaNetics to define the vision for his […]
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Par Dr Jean Grégoire, MD, FRCPC Département de radiologie et de médecine nucléaire Institut de cardiologie de Montréal Professeur adjoint de clinique Département de radiologie, radio-oncologie et médecine nucléaire Université de Montréal Introduction Depuis près d’un demi-siècle, la scintigraphie de la perfusion myocardique s’est développée progressivement pour devenir une modalité de choix dans le […]
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ePatient : You have been a member of the SNMMI for a long time and just became its President. For those who are not familiar with the SNMMI, can you describe succinctly its role in the field of nuclear medicine. The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) was founded in 1954 (as the Society of Nuclear […]
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ePatient : You have been a member of the nuclear medicine community for a long time and you have been at the helm of the WFNMB for three years. For those who are not familiar with the WFNMB, can you succinctly describe its role for the field of nuclear medicine? The World Federation of Nuclear Medicine […]
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The Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine welcomes you to our inaugural Epatient publication aimed at providing doctors and patients information to help them understand how this vibrant area of medicine can help in diagnosing and treating often difficult medical conditions. At one time, nuclear medicine was sometimes called “unclear medicine” because the pattern of dots […]
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Executive Summary Over the past few decades, the medical imaging communities and associations have made an extensive effort to educate their members about radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear medicine scanners. As an end user, the nuclear medicine professional is entirely dependent upon patient referrals from its colleagues. Unfortunately and unlike radiology and cardiology, the nuclear medicine community and […]
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