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Prototype PET phantom successfully tested
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The SNM Clinical Trials Network reports that a prototype clinical PET oncology imaging simulator has been successfully scanned and imaged at four imaging centers.
April 14, 2009
GE inks deal with Brigham and Women's
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has inked a long-term PET research agreement with Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston.
April 13, 2009
Gated SPECT best indicator for cardiac events
By Wayne Forrest
Myocardial perfusion abnormalities obtained after stress, as well as the extent of scar tissue detected by gated SPECT, are the best predictors of cardiac events in patients with suspected or known ischemic heart disease, according to a new Italian study.
April 12, 2009
Single-photon cardiac camera greatly reduces imaging time
By Wayne Forrest
A clinical study has confirmed the capabilities of a novel SPECT technology that reduces imaging time for gated SPECT to as much as one-tenth the time of conventional SPECT, according to Stanford University researchers.
April 9, 2009
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MURR plans NRC filing next year
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) Center plans to file its license application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) next year, with expectations to supply the medical isotope molybdenum-99 within four years.
April 6, 2009
AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
April 5, 2009
Baylor employs Carestream's technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging technology from the molecular imaging division of Carestream Health is now in use at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), as part of BCM's cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious agents, and inflammatory disease research efforts.
April 5, 2009
CMS expands PET Medicare coverage for cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) early Friday evening released its decision to change its policy so that all Medicare beneficiaries with certain cancers will be able to receive Medicare coverage for at least one PET scan, as prescribed by their physicians.
April 2, 2009
CT for brain metastasis unnecessary after PET/CT
By Eric Barnes
A CT scan is often ordered to find brain metastases in lung cancer patients. But if a whole-body PET/CT scan is already available from the original workup, there's no need for a dedicated CT scan, according to researchers from Belgium, who found that the CT portion of the PET/CT scan is enough for the initial diagnosis.
April 1, 2009
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ACC study: Lantheus PET tracer shows promise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study presented at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting has found that a novel PET tracer being developed by Lantheus Medical Imaging is clinically safe, has acceptable dosimetry, and has a high myocardial uptake at rest that significantly increases with adenosine stress.
March 31, 2009
ACC study: Most cardiac SPECT scans are appropriate
By Charlene Laino
ORLANDO - At a time of rising concerns about the overuse of medical imaging, researchers at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) annual meeting report that most nuclear cardiac scans are performed for appropriate indications. On the other hand, the highest percentage of inappropriate SPECT scans was performed in patients at low risk of heart disease.
March 31, 2009
SNM, CMOD plan May PET meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM and the International Partnership for Critical Markers of Disease (CMOD) will jointly host a meeting on May 1 to examine U.S. Food and Drug Administration requirements for manufacturing PET radiopharmaceuticals.
March 26, 2009
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