Nuclear Medicine: Page 365

Rise in procedure volume drives molecular imaging's growth

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Molecular imaging continues its rapid rise, spurred on by strong growth in procedure volume. Approximately 1 million PET procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2004 -- a 46% increase compared with the previous year. The increase in nuclear medicine utilization, particularly for cardiac imaging, has not escaped the notice of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

November 2, 2005

Digirad shows Q3 loss

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad reported fiscal 2005 third-quarter revenues of $17.4 million, up slightly compared with the $17.2 million turned in for the third quarter of 2004.

November 1, 2005

Thinking Systems adds University of Miami

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS vendor Thinking Systems has installed its PACS product at the University of Miami's School of Medicine.

October 18, 2005

Scintimammography-SPECT valid as secondary test for ambiguous breast cancer

By Shalmali Pal

Thus far, scintimammography's value has been proved in women with dense breasts or those who have breast cancer recurrence. Now researchers from Belgium have studied the impact of scintimammography in a clinical setting for women with inconclusive or contradictory results on routine breast imaging workup.

October 17, 2005

Oncologic PET/CT: A primer for radiologists

AuntMinnie.com is pleased to present this white paper by Dr. Stephen Humes for our members to download. This primer is intended as a succinct guide to practicing radiologists for interpretation of oncologic PET/CT images, as well as a quick reference when consulting with referring physicians as to the appropriateness of performing PET/CT to address a specific clinical question.

October 13, 2005

Draxis taps Brazier as COO

Canadian pharmaceutical developer Draxis Health has named Dan Brazier as its chief operating officer (COO).

October 3, 2005