As theranostics adoption acceleratesi and radiopharmaceutical demand grows,ii healthcare systems are under increasing pressure to scale nuclear medicine operations while improving diagnostic confidence and workflow efficiency. At the 2026 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Annual Meeting, GE HealthCare showcases its latest technologies and AI-enabled workflows to help support precision care across care pathways.
Nuclear medicine is undergoing rapid expansion as healthcare systems increase adoption of theranostics, broaden radiopharmaceutical access and invest in precision diagnostics and targeted therapies. This momentum is also evident in global nuclear medicine market projections, which anticipate growth from approximately $7.8 billion in 2024 to more than $30.7 billion by 2034.iii
“Nuclear medicine is moving from early innovation to large-scale clinical implementation,” shares Jean-Luc Procaccini, President and CEO, Molecular Imaging and Computed Tomography (MICT), GE HealthCare. “Healthcare systems need technologies and workflows that help expand access, improve efficiency and support more confident clinical decision-making as theranostics adoption and precision care evolve.”
Turning convergence into clinical reality
Growing demand for precision diagnostics and targeted therapies is helping accelerate the evolution of nuclear medicine. Advances in radiopharmaceuticals and imaging technologies help clinicians diagnose disease, improve treatment planning and expand access to personalized care. As adoption increases, healthcare systems are also facing new operational challenges – including how to scale infrastructure, streamline workflows and expand patient access beyond traditional hospital settings.iv
Rising prevalence of chronic diseases is further driving demand for timely and advanced diagnoses and targeted treatment approaches. Fortunately, new care delivery models are already taking shape across care pathways. These models are increasingly enabled by advances in radiopharmaceuticals that expand access to PET imaging and support more scalable, routine clinical use across care settings.
Early examples of this shift are emerging to reach patients beyond traditional hospital environments:
- Cardiology: GE HealthCare’s Flyrcado™ (flurpiridaz F 18 injection) is helping expand access to PET myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) through a ready-to-use, unit-dose model designed for routine clinical workflows. The company is also collaborating with channel partners to accelerate the adoption of cardiac PET MPI in community settings while mobile imaging models are extending access beyond traditional hospital environments, bringing precision PET imaging to sites that may not otherwise have access.
- Neurology: As demand for Alzheimer’s diagnostics grows,v GE HealthCare offers Vizamyl™ (flutemetamol F 18 injection) and quantitative tools such as MIMneuro™ to support more consistent amyloid PET interpretation and clinical decision-making. These technologies can help providers integrate amyloid imaging more efficiently into routine neurological care pathways.
- Oncology: Theranostics adoption is also accelerating,i causing healthcare systems to seek more standardized approaches to imaging, treatment planning and response assessment. GE HealthCare’s StarGuide SPECT/CT, Intelligent Radiation Therapy (iRT) and MIM portfolio are designed with these needs in mind – helping simplify whole-body tumor burden assessment, streamline workflows and support more consistent treatment planning across care settings.
- These capabilities also support GE HealthCare’s vision for Adaptive Theranostics™ – a connected, data-driven approach that integrates molecular imaging, quantitative analysis and multidisciplinary workflows to help tailor therapy decisions over time.
“This is an exciting moment for nuclear medicine because we are moving beyond simply detecting disease to truly understanding its biology and behavior,” says Dr. Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FACR, FSNMMI, Chief Medical Officer at United Theranostics and System Chief of Nuclear Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York. “Technologies that combine advanced imaging, quantitative analysis and innovative radiopharmaceuticals are helping clinicians make more informed decisions earlier in the care pathway – ultimately improving how we diagnose, treat and monitor patients.”
GE HealthCare’s nuclear medicine portfolio spans imaging systems, AI-enabled software and pharmaceutical diagnostics designed to help clinicians support the full patient journey — from detection and diagnosis through therapy planning and monitoring.
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