Patients will face delays in getting diagnostic scans due to severe shortage of imaging agents
Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
A global shortage of medical isotopes used in over 80% of routine diagnostic nuclear imaging procedures such as heart imaging, bone scans and some cancer detection procedures, will cause delays and cancellations to diagnostic examinations across the UK and Europe in the next few weeks, predict experts on bmj.com today...
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