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PET/CT helps speed lung cancer diagnosis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

FDG-PET/CT can expedite the diagnosis of lung cancer in an outpatient setting, according to research from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.

October 1, 2009

New melanoma imaging agent shows promise

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Scientists in Australia are developing and testing in laboratory animals a potential new material for diagnosing malignant melanoma using PET.

September 30, 2009

Positron nets Tech-Assist order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging vendor Positron has sold its Tech-Assist portable dose administration system to Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.

September 30, 2009

Molecular imaging holds promise for uterine cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A promising new molecular imaging technique may provide physicians and patients with a noninvasive way to obtain more information about endometrial carcinoma, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 30, 2009

Pediatric low-dose PET/CT protocols cut radiation dose in half

By Cynthia E. Keen

Radiation dose for whole-body pediatric PET/CT exams can be cut in half with new low-dose protocols customized to the weight of children, according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 30, 2009

SNM urges CARE bill passage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SNM is calling on the U.S. Congress to support the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act (CARE).

September 29, 2009