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PET shows how brain benefits from weight loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET images show how weight-loss surgery can curb alterations in brain activity associated with obesity and improve cognitive function involved in planning, strategizing, and organizing.
August 25, 2014
Dual-use probe combines optical, nuclear imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Ohio State University have completed a pilot study with a peptide-based molecule that could function as both an optical and nuclear imaging agent, with both therapeutic and diagnostic uses.
August 21, 2014
Cutting PET/MRI dose; more support for DBT; another sign of imaging's drop
By Brian Casey
August 20, 2014
Researchers dial back FDG activity to reduce PET/MRI dose
By Wayne Forrest
European researchers have set the groundwork for what they believe is a feasible way to achieve optimal image quality in PET/MRI scans: balancing lower radiotracer dose with prolonged PET image acquisition time to match the longer duration needed for MR image acquisition.
August 20, 2014
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Piramal marks Neuraceq 1st commercial U.S. use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Piramal Imaging said that WVU Healthcare in West Virginia is the first center in the U.S. to perform commercial scans using its Neuraceq radiopharmaceutical.
August 20, 2014
Aeolus submits IND for radiation protection drug
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aeolus Pharmaceuticals has filed an investigational new drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin a phase I study of a radiation protection drug.
August 20, 2014
NorthStar, GE sign moly supply deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes has signed a nonexclusive letter of intent with GE Healthcare to supply GE with molybdenum-99.
August 13, 2014
Lantheus trims loss in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in its U.S. ultrasound contrast business contributed to a 7% increase in revenue for Lantheus Medical Imaging in its second quarter.
August 12, 2014
Circulation: Little radiation risk seen in cardiac scans
By Eric Barnes
A lack of demonstrated harms combined with significant recent dose reductions have led at least one group of cardiovascular imaging specialists to worry less about the risks of a heart scan and more about the well-being of the patient, according to a new review article in Circulation.
August 10, 2014
Shine technical milestone advances Mo-99 facility
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies and Phoenix Nuclear Labs said they have reached a technical milestone with a 24-hour accelerator test that achieved 99% uptime.
August 7, 2014
Sterigenics closes on Nordion acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sterigenics International said it has completed its acquisition of Canadian radioisotope firm Nordion for $826 million.
August 6, 2014
Pilot study shows PET/MRI's benefits for large-vessel vasculitis
By Wayne Forrest
Evidence supporting the clinical value of PET/MRI continues to mount, as a small study from Germany has found that the hybrid modality is effective for evaluating patients with large-vessel vasculitis.
August 6, 2014
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