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Ipsen bids for OctreoPharm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
French biotechnology firm Ipsen has inked an agreement to purchase German radiopharmaceutical developer OctreoPharm Sciences for a total price of up to 50 million euros ($55.7 million U.S.).
May 19, 2015
Analysis finds variance in uptake of amyloid PET tracers
By Wayne Forrest
PET scans can detect varying levels of amyloid in the brain that change with age and the presence of a genotype linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a meta-analysis in the May Journal of the American Medical Association. The findings may enable clinicians to better tailor which patients receive the scans.
May 18, 2015
IsoRay reports flat sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical posted a nominal increase in revenue for its third quarter, but revenue was basically flat for the nine-month period.
May 17, 2015
International Isotopes posts lower Q1 sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes experienced a slight decline in sales in its first quarter, although gross profit increased over the prior year's quarter.
May 17, 2015
New PET tracer homes in on metastatic prostate cancer
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have developed a PET radiopharmaceutical for imaging metastatic prostate cancer that so far has shown superior image quality with less radiation exposure in most radiosensitive organs than its predecessor.
May 14, 2015
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Lymphoseek sales power Navidea's Q1 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals released financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015 that were up sharply thanks to growing sales of its Lymphoseek agent.
May 11, 2015
Prescan review slashes inpatient use of PET/CT
By Wayne Forrest
A New Jersey hospital was able to slash by more than half the number of inpatient pulmonary PET/CT scans being performed by having its nuclear medicine department act as a gatekeeper for exam orders, according to a study presented at the recent American Roentgen Ray Society annual meeting.
May 11, 2015
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SPECT differentiates PTSD from TBI in military veterans
By Wayne Forrest
Add SPECT to the list of imaging modalities that can help physicians distinguish between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI), potentially leading to more appropriate treatment for military veterans.
May 10, 2015
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Lantheus inks xenon-133 supply deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has signed an agreement with the Institute for Radioelements of Fleurus, Belgium, for the future supply of xenon-133 gas.
May 6, 2015
AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
May 6, 2015
NorthStar finishes test run of Mo-99 system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has successfully completed a test run of its system for producing molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) at the University of Missouri Research Reactor in Columbia, MO.
May 5, 2015
Novel PET/CT tracer helps detect prostate cancer recurrence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German researchers are reporting early success in performing PET/CT with a novel gallium-68-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand to detect prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy.
May 5, 2015
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