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I Von Polenz, F Giammarile & L Mansi recommend to integrate radiotheranostics into national cancer planning to avoid widening cancer survival gaps.
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Integrating radiotheranostics into national cancer planning to avoid widening cancer survival gaps: the case for equity-adjusted value
Radiotheranostics, which integrates molecular imaging with targeted radionuclide therapy,
has progressed from proof of concept to clinical standard faster than most national
cancer plans have kept pac...
![[18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET scans in a patient with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis showing a hypermetabolic tissue surrounding the lower abdominal aorta (A: axial view & C: coronal view) & the common iliac arteries (B: axial view); the left ureter is also encased (A, C, & arrows). (D, E) CT scans in a patient with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis showing the typical periaorto-iliac tissue (arrows; D: coronal view & E: sagittal view). (F, G) Contrast-enhanced CT scans of the abdomen in a patient with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis showing the periaortic (F: arrow) & peri-iliac (G: arrow) tissue. (H) Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen in a patient with perianeurysmal retroperitoneal fibrosis showing a soft-tissue mass (arrow) surrounding an aneurysmal aorta; the aortic lumen is partly occupied by a large thrombus. (I) Contrast-enhanced CT scan of the abdomen in a patient with retroiliac, paravertebral idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (arrow; atypical localisation).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ypu6bwefbbzhcvojdj7mz657/bafkreihzhgwtb4uxmsxcykgepuqv3z5onma7pz2wauvjfrhrnjnzo4be3e)
