Nuclear Medicine: Page 253

Bruker launches preclinical MRI scanner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MRI developer Bruker has launched Icon, a new desktop 1-tesla MRI scanner for preclinical and molecular imaging applications.

September 6, 2010

FDG-PET predicts event-free survival in Hodgkin's lymphoma

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET imaging after two cycles of chemotherapy with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD) is an "accurate and independent predictor" of event-free survival in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 6, 2010

SPECT/CT for thyroid cancer helps avoid more imaging tests

By Wayne Forrest

Use of SPECT/CT can help avoid additional imaging tests for thyroid cancer evaluation and prompt changes in risk classification and treatment management among intermediate- and high-risk patients, according to a study in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 2, 2010

IBA inks Tc-99m deal, sells prototype

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA), the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission, and the National Institute for Radioelements have signed an agreement to secure the supply of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) beginning in 2015.

September 1, 2010

AECL's NRU resumes operation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) yesterday resumed operation of its National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, following unscheduled maintenance this week to repair the temperature controls for a moderator heat exchanger.

September 1, 2010

Covidien warns of Tc-99m shortfall

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare technology firm Covidien is warning its customers of shortages of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) generators in the first half of September.

September 1, 2010

Navix wraps up recapitalization

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular imaging services provider Navix Diagnostix has completed a management-led recapitalization of the firm with private equity company Prospect Partners of Chicago.

September 1, 2010

Philips adds nuke med to DMS pact

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

DMS Health Technologies is adding nuclear medicine equipment sales to its distribution responsibilities in the upper Midwest region of the U.S. for Philips Healthcare.

August 31, 2010

TRIUMF nets $1M in funds

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

TRIUMF, Canada's national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, has received $911,000 ($865,000 U.S.) from the Canadian government to support the facility's medical and pharmaceutical research.

August 30, 2010

IBA considers IPO for pharma unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) is considering listing its pharmaceuticals business unit on the stock market to focus on its more profitable equipment business.

August 30, 2010

MRI beats FDG-PET for early Alzheimer's detection

By Wayne Forrest

MRI may be a more practical clinical biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's disease than FDG-PET, according to a new study published in the September issue of Radiology. Researchers found no evidence that FDG-PET is more sensitive than MRI to degeneration.

August 26, 2010

Naviscan wins Texas PEM install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET developer Naviscan has won an installation of its positron emission mammography (PEM) device at a Texas imaging center.

August 25, 2010

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