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Naviscan launches PEM scanner in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan said it will introduce its positron emission mammography (PEM) scanner to the European market at the European Congress of Radiology and the European Society of Breast Imaging annual meeting, both being held this week in Vienna.
March 1, 2011
UltraSPECT gets FDA OK for PET application
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT said it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its whole-body PET imaging reconstruction application.
March 1, 2011
Court rules for Siemens in crystal patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A U.S. federal court has ruled in favor of Siemens Healthcare in a patent dispute with Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics.
February 24, 2011
Naviscan inks licensing deal with Neoprobe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe to further develop Naviscan's patented imaging technology.
February 24, 2011
New data show worrisome use of imaging for prostate cancer
By Edward Susman
New research presented at this month's Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando, FL, indicates that imaging could be both overused and underused for prostate cancer patients, generating millions in unnecessary costs while also depriving some high-risk men of the benefits of imaging.
February 24, 2011
ASRT endorses Senate Mo-99 bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) has joined supporters of Senate Bill 99, the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2011.
February 23, 2011
Russia may export isotopes to Iran
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Russia reportedly is ready to sign a contract with Iran for the delivery of radioactive isotopes for medical purposes.
February 23, 2011
PET/MRI works for detecting head and neck tumors
By Wayne Forrest
German researchers are reporting promising results in the use of PET/MRI to detect malignant tumors in the head and upper neck area, according to a study published online February 10 in European Radiology.
February 23, 2011
USP details proposed changes to PET drug production standards
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) on February 21 outlined a series of new quality assurance standards for the production and compounding of PET drugs that would cover responsibilities such as personnel training, equipment maintenance, quality control, and labeling and packaging.
February 21, 2011
NIH: Mobile RF fields affect brain activity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
With the help of FDG-PET, researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that a 50-minute mobile phone call, which emits weaker radiofrequency (RF)-modulated electromagnetic fields than a constantly operating smart meter, was associated with increased brain glucose metabolism in the region closest to the phone antenna.
February 21, 2011
Nordion sells Belgian unit to Best Medical
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nordion has signed an agreement for Best Medical Belgium to acquire its MDS Nordion operations in Belgium.
February 21, 2011
Study links periodontal disease, atherosclerosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
By using FDG-PET to measure metabolic activity, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found a link between periodontal disease and atherosclerotic inflammation, according to a study in the February 22 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
February 17, 2011
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