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F-18 fluoride PET/CT may better manage painful bone metastases

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Fluorine-18 (F-18) fluoride ion PET/CT may help predict which metastatic lesions will be painful in the thoracolumbar spine, potentially leading to better preventive treatment for those patients, according to researchers from Stanford University.

November 28, 2009

FDG-PET/CT trumps CT in detecting anal carcinoma

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET/CT is superior to CT for detecting primary and nodal disease in anal carcinoma and is "highly predictive" of increased progression-free survival, according to a presentation at the recent American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in Chicago.

November 24, 2009

Lawson nets funding for Tc-99m research

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Lawson Health Research Institute in London, Ontario, has received more than $1 million for research into developing alternative methods for producing medical isotopes.

November 19, 2009

NRG starts process for new reactor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) has begun the regulatory approval process to build a nuclear reactor to replace its High Flux Reactor.

November 19, 2009

VisEn debuts new molecular imaging agents

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has launched two new molecular imaging agents.

November 19, 2009

Covidien shows mixed results in Q4, fiscal 2009

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare technology firm Covidien has reported mixed results for its fourth quarter and fiscal 2009.

November 19, 2009

Early FDG-PET/CT may help head and neck cancer therapy

By Wayne Forrest

Changes in standardized uptake values on FDG-PET/CT scans may be "significantly predictive of tumor recurrence" in patients with squamous cell cancer of the neck and head, according to a new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC.

November 19, 2009

Positron wins New York PET contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging vendor Positron has inked a contract for its dedicated cardiac PET scanner with a New York imaging center.

November 18, 2009

GE touts ADMIRE-HF clinical results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare is touting two new clinical studies that offer encouraging results for its AdreView radiopharmaceutical in heart failure patients at risk for cardiac death, disease progression, or cardiac arrhythmias.

November 16, 2009

eRad closes on Illinois install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS firm eRad has installed its eRad PACS with PET/CT Fusion diagnostic tools at Molecular Imaging in Hinsdale, IL.

November 16, 2009

PET/CT directs head and neck cancer treatment

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET/CT conducted six to eight weeks after patients complete chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer may help identify those who will respond to treatment and those who will require surgical follow-up, according to a report in the November issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

November 16, 2009

FDG-PET/CT helps manage treatment for Crohn's disease

By Wayne Forrest

A new study has found that FDG-PET/CT can provide important information on patients with Crohn's disease that can help determine whether medical therapy or surgery is the correct course of action.

November 15, 2009

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