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FDA probe prompts closure of Columbia PET laboratory
By Wayne Forrest
Columbia University Medical Center in New York City has suspended all activities at its Kreitchman PET Center laboratory following a four-year probe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
July 19, 2010
AECL: NRU restart still on schedule
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) reports that loading of nonfuel components into the vessel of its National Research Universal (NRU) reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, is now complete.
July 15, 2010
Neoprobe expects Q2 revenue gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe expects increased sales volumes to boost its second-quarter 2010 revenues by 45%, the company said.
July 14, 2010
SPECT MPI detects increased risk of sudden cardiac death
By Wayne Forrest
SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) can help determine whether patients with left ventricular ejection fraction measurements of greater than 35% have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a study in the July 13 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 13, 2010
Covidien completes ev3 acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has completed its acquisition of interventional device firm ev3 of Plymouth, MN, for $2.6 billion.
July 12, 2010
Covidien completes ev3 tender
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare technology firm Covidien has completed its tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of ev3 of Plymouth, MN.
July 11, 2010
Syntermed upgrades NeuroQ software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging software developer Syntermed has launched NeuroQ 3.5 to enhance the accuracy of FDG-PET brain imaging for improved diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
July 11, 2010
Positron hikes Attrius production
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Due to more orders, molecular imaging vendor Positron said it has increased production of its Attrius PET scanner with joint venture partner Neusoft Positron Medical Systems.
July 8, 2010
High cardiac imaging doses seen in U.S. population
By Eric Barnes
A study of nearly 100,000 U.S. patients who underwent cardiac imaging found that the procedures were associated with "substantial" doses of ionizing radiation in potentially large numbers of patients, according to results published online Thursday in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
July 8, 2010
FDG-PET/CT may help quantify Crohn's disease severity
By Wayne Forrest
The use of maximum standardized uptake values from FDG-PET/CT scans may be a reliable, objective method for quantifying the activity and severity of Crohn's disease, according to a study in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
July 8, 2010
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Lantheus, MDS Nordion sign Mo-99 deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lantheus Medical Imaging has signed a new molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) manufacturing and supply agreement with nuclear medicine firm MDS Nordion.
July 7, 2010
SNM: Long-term Mo-99 problems remain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Although the recommencement of Canada's National Research Universal reactor in Chalk River later this month is good news for short-term relief of the molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) isotope shortage, it won't solve ongoing production and supply issues that are causing the crisis, according to SNM of Reston, VA.
July 7, 2010
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