Nuclear Medicine: Page 135

Canadian group succeeds with cyclotron-produced Tc-99m

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers from Centre de Recherche of the Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, working in conjunction with the University of Alberta and Advanced Cyclotron Systems, have achieved a major advance by affirming that use of cyclotron-produced technetium-99m (Tc-99m) results in image quality equivalent to that of Tc-99m manufactured in a nuclear reactor.

March 9, 2015

The big question: CT, MRI, or nuclear for coronary artery disease diagnosis?

By Becky McCall

Faced with a choice of CT, MRI, and hybrid nuclear imaging for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease, which modality is most suitable for any one patient type and why? All three play an important role in the diagnostic process, according to speakers at a presentation on Saturday at ECR 2015.

March 6, 2015

GE launches products in MRI, ultrasound, HIT at ECR 2015

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - GE Healthcare is highlighting a pair of new MRI scanners, Signa Creator and Signa Explorer, making their global launch at this week's ECR 2015 meeting. The company is also rolling out its new Logiq P9 ultrasound scanner, as well as Centricity xSite, a new healthcare IT platform designed to improve radiology reporting across multiple healthcare enterprises.

March 5, 2015

Digirad buys mobile imaging provider

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has acquired MD Office Solutions, a mobile diagnostic imaging provider serving customers in Northern California.

March 5, 2015

Video from ECR 2015: Thomas Beyer, PhD, on hybrid imaging

VIENNA - What does the future hold for PET/MRI? Can it ever be cost-effective? Thomas Beyer, PhD, a professor at the Medical University of Vienna, answers these questions in an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015.

March 5, 2015

Video from ECR 2015: Thomas Beyer, PhD, on hybrid imaging

What does the future hold for PET/MRI? Can it ever be cost-effective? Thomas Beyer, PhD, a professor at the Medical University of Vienna, answers these questions in an interview with AuntMinnieEurope.com Editor-in-Chief Philip Ward at ECR 2015.

March 5, 2015

Navidea posts Q4, fiscal year results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals has released its financial results for the fourth quarter and 2014 fiscal year.

March 4, 2015

Hybrid techniques make giant strides in clinical practice

By Frances Rylands-Monk

As hybrid imaging gains more ground in cardiology, neurology, and oncology, the debate over PET/MRI's current and potential role in routine practice still rages. The central question remains: Is it an expensive new toy with no clinical applications on the horizon, or is it a truly revolutionary technique?

March 3, 2015

Montreal facility cited for cyclotron issues

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has ordered the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital to stop producing radiolabeled tracers for medical and research purposes.

March 2, 2015

BC Technical acquires Eclipse Systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging equipment provider BC Technical has acquired Eclipse Systems, a nuclear imaging services company.

March 2, 2015

SPECT advocate Amen calls for modality's use in psychiatry

By Louise Gagnon

Greater use of SPECT in psychiatric care could help diagnose neurological conditions, remove the stigma of mental illness, and end the practice of psychiatrists "flying blind" when treating patients, according to psychiatrist and SPECT proponent Dr. Daniel Amen.

February 26, 2015

WMIC abstract deadline set for March 2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The deadline of March 2 for submitting abstracts for the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) is fast approaching.

February 22, 2015

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