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FDG-PET/CT improves detection of breast cancer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using FDG-PET/CT, researchers at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center identified the precise location and extent of metastasis in the initial staging of inflammatory breast cancer.

February 1, 2009

ACR Image Metrix chosen as AMI's CRO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Image Metrix division in Philadelphia has been selected by the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) as its contract research organization (CRO).

January 28, 2009

Report: Canada's isotope supply 'fragile'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. isn't the only North American country sending warnings about the tenuous supply of medical isotopes. Canadian officials describe the problem as "critical" in a report published in the British journal Nature.

January 28, 2009

Neusoft Positron files 510(k) for Attrius

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Positron joint venture Neusoft Positron Medical Systems in Shenyang, China, has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Attrius cardiac PET scanner product line.

January 28, 2009

Covidien, B&W to tackle medical isotope dilemma

By Wayne Forrest

A radiopharmaceutical company and a firm that manages nuclear reactor facilities are pairing up to address one of the thorniest problems in medical imaging: securing a stable, U.S.-based source for medical radioisotopes.

January 27, 2009

SPECT MPI works for CAD, Lantheus says

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Medical Imaging said that a new study published in the January/February 2009 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology finds that the use of SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with its Cardiolite radiopharmaceutical is useful for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with new-onset heart failure.

January 26, 2009