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Nuclear Medicine: Page 219

SNM launches website for patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has launched a new patient-focused website, discoverMI.org, to provide patients with information about nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.
October 24, 2011
Lantheus inks Premier deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging said it has received new three-year contracts to supply its radiopharmaceuticals, Definity ultrasound contrast agent, and Ablavar MR angiography contrast agent to the Premier healthcare alliance.
October 23, 2011
Areva Med acquires Macrocyclics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Areva Med, the nuclear medicine subsidiary of Paris-based Areva, has acquired Macrocyclics of Dallas.
October 20, 2011
Naviscan takes PEM order from Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has taken an order from the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología in Mexico to bring its positron emission mammography (PEM) technology to the country.
October 19, 2011
Report shows nuclear medicine procedure volume slipping
By Lin Muschlitz
The economic downturn, concerns over insurance preauthorization requirements, and the potential shift of exams to other imaging modalities have stalled procedure growth in the nuclear medicine/SPECT market in the U.S., according to a new report by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
October 19, 2011
MarketStat #66: Fixed vs. mobile PET/CT and PET sites
As of 2011, a total of 2,085 sites perform PET imaging studies. Nearly half of the sites (49%) have fixed PET/CT scanners, 6% have fixed PET scanners, and 45% are on a mobile van route that provides PET/CT or PET scanner services.
October 19, 2011
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Bracco may restart CardioGen sales in 2012
By Wayne Forrest
In an October 17 letter to its customers, contrast agent developer Bracco Diagnostics said that it may be able to resume production of its CardioGen-82 (rubidium-82 chloride injection) PET tracer in the first or second quarter of 2012.
October 18, 2011
ACR Image Metrix debuts biomarker program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Image Metrix imaging contract research organization has launched a biomarker and imaging development program.
October 17, 2011
PET may help in future ADD treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using PET scans on mice to test the efficacy of drugs to increase levels of dopamine in the brain and possibly alleviate some forms of attention deficit disorder (ADD).
October 16, 2011
Preoperative PET scans help predict prognosis for NSCLC patients
By Wayne Forrest
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with negative histologic results and positive mediastinal lymph node findings on preoperative PET scans have a worse prognosis than patients with negative findings, according to a study in the October issue of Radiology.
October 16, 2011
Canadian agency sets deadline for reactor plans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada has until June 30, 2014, to detail its future plans for the National Research Universal reactor to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
October 13, 2011
An interview with SNM President Dr. George Segall
By Wayne Forrest
Since taking over as president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) in June, Dr. George Segall has spearheaded efforts to increase the appropriate use of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, advance education about the modalities, and promote the organization's outreach efforts.
October 13, 2011
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