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Lantheus adds to management team
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has added two new vice presidents to its management team.
May 3, 2012
Canada to fund brain research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Canadian government has unveiled plans to invest in neuroscience research with the creation of the Canada Brain Research Fund.
May 3, 2012
SPECT/CT greatly benefits thyroid cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SPECT/CT changed postsurgical staging in 21% of patients with thyroid cancer, modified the treatment approach in 36% of those with the disease, and helped avoid unnecessary radiation therapy in 20% of patients with no disease in a study in the May issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
May 2, 2012
Axiom Molecular inks PET supply deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australian radiopharmaceutical supplier Axiom Molecular has inked a strategic alliance to conduct PET radiopharmaceutical research, development, and commercialization activities with UniQuest, the University of Queensland's main commercialization company.
May 1, 2012
PET tops SPECT, cardiac MR in diagnosing artery disease
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT, cardiac MR, and PET all reached high sensitivity for detecting obstructive coronary artery disease, but PET turned in the best diagnostic performance in a meta-analysis published in the May 8 edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
May 1, 2012
Immunomedics lands patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical firm Immunomedics has added another U.S. patent to its intellectual property portfolio.
May 1, 2012
PET/CT locates infection in patients with implantable cardiac devices
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT can help differentiate between infection and postoperative inflammation in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices and direct physicians to more appropriate treatment, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
April 25, 2012
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GE touts brain PET imaging study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare touted results from four pooled brain biopsy studies and a brain autopsy study of its investigational PET amyloid imaging agent, F-18 flutemetamol, that confirm the agent's potential to detect beta amyloid plaque, a pathology associated with Alzheimer's disease.
April 25, 2012
SNM links repeat imaging to CARE bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) said that taking steps to reduce the number of repeated nuclear and molecular imaging procedures -- such as by requiring technologist licensure -- could save an estimated $1.32 billion in Medicare spending over the next 10 years.
April 24, 2012
AAN: DaTscan SPECT tracer changes Parkinson's treatment
By Rosemary Frei
Results from a randomized clinical trial being presented at this week's American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting suggest that the SPECT radiopharmaceutical DaTscan can help clinicians distinguish between tremors due to Parkinson's disease and nonparkinsonian essential tremor, expediting appropriate treatment.
April 23, 2012
Canadian grant funds cancer imaging research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research has given a four-year grant valued at more than $2.9 million Canadian ($2.93 million U.S.) to the Centre for Probe Development and Commercialization.
April 23, 2012
ASNC joins MedAxiom to boost educational reach
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) is joining forces with cardiology practice services provider MedAxiom to expand the business and educational resources available to the cardiology and nuclear cardiology communities, the organizations said in a statement.
April 19, 2012
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