Nuclear Medicine: Page 366

Expenses contribute to Cytogen's Q3 loss

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen reported that new marketing initiatives and a sales force expansion cut into its bottom line in the third quarter (end-September 30).

November 3, 2005

Neoprobe posts mixed Q3 results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe reported that continued growth in out-of-warranty service and extended service contracts for its gamma device business helped offset quarterly fluctuations in system purchases in the third quarter (end-September 30).

November 3, 2005

IsoRay opens new production facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope developer IsoRay will begin producing cesium-131 seeds for brachytherapy use in the treatment of prostate cancer this month at its new 4,000-sq-ft production facility.

November 2, 2005

Temporary shutdown hurts Draxis Health's Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian pharmaceutical developer Draxis Health reported that an extended shutdown for scheduled maintenance and repairs in its sterile products area adversely affected revenue in the third quarter (end-September 30).

November 2, 2005

TeraRecon

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

TeraRecon of San Mateo, CA, will be unveiling its MGC500 mini gamma camera to RSNA 2005 attendees later this month.

November 2, 2005

GE Healthcare

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

GE of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., will showcase its Discovery STE PET/CT hybrid imaging system with a new Discovery Dimension Console that the vendor said is fully integrated to optimize PET/CT workflow.

November 2, 2005

Gamma Medica-Ideas

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Gamma Medica-Ideas of Northridge, CA, will be unveiling three significant enhancements to its X-SPECT preclinical imaging system.

November 2, 2005

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

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