PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Johannes Czernin
AU  - Ida Sonni
AU  - Aria Razmaria
AU  - Jeremie Calais
TI  - The Future of Nuclear Medicine as an Independent Specialty
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.118.220558
DP  - 2019 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 3S--12S
VI  - 60
IP  - Supplement 2
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/60/Supplement_2/3S.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/60/Supplement_2/3S.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2019 Sep 01; 60
AB  - In this article, we provide an overview of established and emerging conventional nuclear medicine and PET imaging biomarkers, as the diagnostic nuclear medicine portfolio is rapidly expanding. Next, we review briefly nuclear theranostic approaches that have already entered or are about to enter clinical routine. Using some approximations and taking into account emerging applications, we also provide some simplified business forecasts for nuclear theranostics. We argue that an optimistic outlook by the nuclear medicine community is crucial to the growth of the specialty and emphasize the urgent need for training adaptations.