Nuclear Medicine: Page 303

Chalk River reactor has minor leak

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Officials from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and Atomic Energy of Canada confirmed that the third water leak in three months occurred at the Chalk River nuclear reactor on February 22.

February 25, 2009

MarketStat #54: Distribution of mobile vs. fixed PET imaging sites

As of IMV's 2008 census survey, 47% of the 2,000 PET imaging sites in the U.S. use fixed PET or PET/CT scanners, whereas 53% of PET imaging sites use mobile services for their PET or PET/CT scanning.

February 23, 2009

FDG-PET aids in detecting atherosclerosis activity

By Wayne Forrest

FDG-PET imaging can be helpful in determining how atherosclerotic plaque inflammation relates to calcification and vascular risk factors, and the technique also may be used to identify atherosclerotic disease activity, according to a new study.

February 22, 2009

Siemens adds to Symbia line

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has added a single-detector SPECT system to its Symbia molecular imaging product line.

February 18, 2009

Michael J. Fox Foundation awards neuroimaging grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has awarded a total of $1.9 million in grants to develop neuroimaging techniques for visualizing the clumping of the alpha-synuclein protein in the living human brain.

February 18, 2009

GE installs first Discovery PET/CT 600 series units

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has begun installing its first Discovery PET/CT 600 series scanners.

February 17, 2009