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Refurb company BC Technical acquires MedX
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging refurbished equipment developer BC Technical has acquired nuclear medicine developer MedX.
June 20, 2013
Research falls short in backing PET for cancer surveillance
By Wayne Forrest
Published research isn't sufficiently showing the effectiveness of PET and PET/CT for the surveillance of several cancers, according to a June 17 article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Studies lack standard definitions for surveillance, use different scanning protocols, and have inconsistent reports of test accuracy.
June 20, 2013
SNMMI meeting attendance dips slightly
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) said that more than 5,700 physicians, technologists, physicists, scientists, and exhibitors were on hand at its annual meeting this week in Vancouver.
June 13, 2013
SNMMI: FET-PET aids pediatric brain cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET imaging with F-18 fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET) PET can add relevant clinical information for treatment planning and monitoring of children and young adults with brain cancer when MR images are equivocal, according to a study presented at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.
June 13, 2013
SNMMI: Cardiac PET/MRI matches PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Assessment of heart muscle viability using PET/MRI yielded comparable results to PET/CT in a study presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 13, 2013
Gamma camera kills patient at VA hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A falling gamma camera killed a patient during a procedure at a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in New York City.
June 11, 2013
MPI Research teams with InviCRO, 3D Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Preclinical/early clinical contract research organization MPI Research has entered into a partnership with InviCRO and 3D Imaging to establish a new molecular imaging center for drug discovery and development.
June 11, 2013
Siemens launches new SPECT/CT at SNMMI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare launched a new SPECT/CT system, Symbia Intevo, as a work in progress at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.
June 11, 2013
CMS bends on oncology PET coverage, will pay for 3 scans
By Brian Casey, Wayne Forrest
In a victory for PET proponents, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Tuesday issued a final decision on coverage of oncology FDG-PET scans, agreeing to pay for three follow-up studies rather than just one, as it had proposed three months ago.
June 11, 2013
Novel research at SNMMI shows molecular imaging's breadth
By Wayne Forrest
VANCOUVER - Radiopharmaceuticals unlocking secrets of the brain, the potential of PET and MRI in breast imaging, and determining the appropriate radiation dose for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients are the focus of influential papers at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting.
June 11, 2013
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SNMMI: Exercise FDG-PET tops stress MPI in detecting ischemia
By Wayne Forrest
VANCOUVER - Exercise FDG-PET imaging significantly outperformed SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in detecting ischemia in patients with single-vessel disease, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 11, 2013
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MIM unveils new Encore software at SNMMI 2013
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software developer MIM Software is presenting a new version of MIM Encore at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
June 10, 2013
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