Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni became the 15th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) May 2 when the Senate, without debate, approved the Bush Administration nominee. Zerhouni is the first radiologist to head the NIH, which has an annual budget of
Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni became the 15th director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) May 2 when the Senate, without debate, approved the Bush Administration nominee. Zerhouni is the first radiologist to head the NIH, which has an annual budget of $20.4 billion and funds the majority of the medical research conducted in the U.S. The chair of radiology and executive vice dean for research at Johns Hopkins University fills a two-year vacancy created when the previous NIH director, Dr. Harold Varmus, resigned to head the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
Emerging Perspectives on PSMA PET Radiotracers: An Interview with Kenneth J. Pienta, MD
April 24th 2024In a recent interview, Kenneth J. Pienta, M.D., discussed the impact of piflufolastat F18, current directions in research with other PSMA-targeted radiotracers and future possibilities for the role of PSMA PET in the imaging paradigm for prostate cancer.
Study Reveals Benefits of Photon-Counting CT for Assessing Acute Pulmonary Embolism
April 23rd 2024In comparison to energy-integrating detector CT for the workup of suspected acute pulmonary embolism, the use of photon-counting detector CT reduced radiation dosing by 48 percent, according to newly published research.