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Digirad revenues drop in 2011
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A weak fourth quarter in its products division resulted in lower revenue for nuclear medicine firm Digirad in 2011.
February 20, 2012
SNM issues new guidelines for DaT SPECT imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has published new practice guidelines on dopamine transporter (DaT) imaging with iodine-123 ioflupane SPECT to assist practitioners in providing appropriate care for patients suspected of having Parkinsonian syndromes.
February 16, 2012
Bracco resumes CardioGen shipments
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics this week resumed shipments of its CardioGen-82 cardiac PET radiopharmaceutical after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved revised labeling for the product.
February 16, 2012
Siemens gets FDA nod for Biograph mCT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its new Biograph mCT PET/CT scanner.
February 14, 2012
Dilon highlights BSGI study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) developer Dilon Diagnostics is pointing to results of a study that concluded that BSGI can detect cancers missed by mammography and ultrasound.
February 13, 2012
MITA asks CMS to reconsider PET agents
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) has requested that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reconsider its national noncoverage decision (NCD) for PET tracers and remove exclusionary language that denies coverage for new PET imaging agents.
February 13, 2012
FDG-PET/CT helps manage retinoblastoma cancer
By Wayne Forrest
Optic nerve uptake at baseline on an FDG-PET/CT scan and response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy are strong predictors of event-free and overall survival for young children with stage III retinoblastoma, according to a study in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 13, 2012
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FDDNP-PET helps predict Alzheimer's progression
By Wayne Forrest
Using PET to image the radiopharmaceutical FDDNP in the brain, California researchers are showing how the accumulation of abnormal protein deposits is associated with Alzheimer's disease progression, according to a study in the February Archives of Neurology.
February 13, 2012
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IAC streamlines accreditation process
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) has renamed its six accrediting divisions and implemented multiple improvements aimed at streamlining the accreditation process.
February 12, 2012
Ultralow-dose CT enables PET correction
By Jude Dineley, PhD
The use of ultralow-dose CT scans for attenuation correction and respiratory gating of PET scans is feasible, concluded a recent study published in Physics in Medicine and Biology. Doses an order of magnitude lower than existing low-dose CT protocols on PET/CT scanners were achieved.
February 12, 2012
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SNM board proposes name change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine's (SNM) House of Delegates has approved a proposal to change the organization's name to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging to better reflect its expanding scope in both disciplines.
February 9, 2012
For sale: AECL nuke research labs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canada's government is mulling whether to sell Atomic Energy of Canada's (AECL) nuclear research labs.
February 9, 2012
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