Nuclear Medicine: Page 156

FluoroPharma touts results for cardiac radiotracer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

FluoroPharma Medical is highlighting positive results presented this week for its CardioPET imaging agent.

February 6, 2014

FDG-PET/MRI shows advantages with malignant bone lesions

By Wayne Forrest

Compared to PET/CT, FDG-PET/MRI with a fully integrated whole-body scanner is "technically and clinically robust" in its evaluation of bone lesions, despite differences in attenuation correction between the two hybrid modalities, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

February 6, 2014

FDG-PET predicts risk in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis

By Wayne Forrest

In a large study of patients with known or suspected cardiac sarcoidosis, researchers found that FDG-PET could identify those at higher risk of death or life-threatening arrhythmia, according to results published in the February 4 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

February 5, 2014

Eckert & Ziegler warns of lower profit in 2013 report

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eckert & Ziegler has warned that its year-end 2013 financial report may be below expectations.

January 28, 2014

CAD uses MRI to differentiate brain tumors on FDG-PET

By Erik L. Ridley

A computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm that makes use of anatomic data from MRI scans can help radiologists differentiate between benign and malignant brain tumors on FDG-PET images, according to researchers from Yamaguchi University in Japan.

January 28, 2014

Software helps rads agree when reading florbetapir PET scans

By Wayne Forrest

PET with the radiotracer florbetapir (also known as Amyvid) is an exciting new tool that could help determine which individuals are at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. But reading the scans can be a challenge, so Pennsylvania researchers enlisted a software application that helped boost reader agreement.

January 26, 2014

Watpac to build Aussie Mo-99 facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Watpac has been awarded an $83 million contract to design and construct a molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) facility in Lucas Heights, New South Wales.

January 22, 2014

Start-up Brain Biosciences advances compact PET scanner

By Wayne Forrest

Start-up firm Brain Biosciences is hoping to ride the wave of interest in PET scanning for Alzheimer's and other brain diseases by commercializing CerePET, a portable PET scanner designed to offer more cost-effective neuroimaging than whole-body scanners.

January 22, 2014

PET/CT predicts colon cancer response

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A Danish study published online January 22 in the Oncologist shows that PET/CT and biomarkers can help clinicians predict treatment response in patients with metastatic colon cancer.

January 21, 2014

Software adds diagnostic value for heart disease patients

By Wayne Forrest

Dutch researchers have developed 3D visualization software that fuses anatomical and functional data into a single image. They believe the fused images make it easier to diagnose cases of coronary artery disease, according to a paper in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

January 20, 2014

FDM shows promise as cardiac PET tracer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital are testing a new sugar-based radiotracer known as fluorodeoxymannose (FDM) as a cardiovascular PET imaging agent.

January 13, 2014

Nordion revenue declines in fiscal 2013

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian radioisotope firm Nordion has posted lower revenue for its 2013 fiscal year.

January 8, 2014

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