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SPECT/CT developing role in coronary artery disease assessment
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - SPECT/CT has the potential to enhance myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) by providing simultaneous coronary calcium measurements and, when appropriate, CT coronary angiography (CTA), according to a study presented Monday at the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) meeting.
March 21, 2005
PET registry previewed at AMI meeting
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
ORLANDO, FL - A program designed to help researchers comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) new PET reimbursement rules was unveiled Sunday at the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) meeting.
March 20, 2005
Philips adds Gemini enhancements
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems is showing off new upgrades for its Gemini PET/CT systems at the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) annual conference in Orlando, FL.
March 17, 2005
Siemens to buy CTI for $1 billion
By Erik L. Ridley
With the goal of expanding its presence in the molecular imaging market, Siemens Medical Solutions is moving to buy its longtime PET partner CTI Molecular Imaging in a cash deal valued at approximately $1 billion.
March 17, 2005
Declining U.S. dollar hurts MDS Life Sciences' Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Life Sciences division of Canadian healthcare firm MDS of Toronto reported growing revenues for its fiscal 2005 first quarter (end-January 31), although operating income declined.
March 10, 2005
Gamma Medica names two vice presidents
Gamma probe developer Gamma Medica has selected Kevin Parnham as its vice president of engineering and Scott Longacre as its vice president of finance and chief financial officer, according to the Northridge, CA-based firm.
March 9, 2005
PET/CT demonstrates staging strength over PET, CT, and PET plus CT
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - The use of dual-modality PET/CT for tumor, lymph node metastasis, and distant metastasis staging is more accurate than CT, PET, or side-by-side PET and CT, according to research presented at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) on Monday. In addition, the use of PET/CT for oncological staging had a significant impact on patient therapy management when compared with the other modalities.
March 6, 2005
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Digirad shows mobile triple-head gamma camera
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad is showing a prototype of its mobile triple-head Cardius-3 gamma camera at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Orlando.
March 6, 2005
MDCT staging may obviate bone scintigraphy in some patients
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Cancer patients undergoing full CT staging may not always need a bone scintigraphy exam, thanks to the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector-row CT scanners. A study presented today at the tumor imaging sessions of the 2005 European Congress of Radiology found 16-slice CT to be statistically equivalent to scintigraphy for detecting skeletal metastases.
March 5, 2005
Lemon candy may suck for curbing dry mouth after thyroid cancer therapy
By Shalmali Pal
Mother always warned you that eating candy before dinner would spoil your appetite. She may not have known that eating candy during radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer can be just as bad. In a preliminary study, Japanese researchers have found that sucking on lemon candy too close to radiotherapy may actually worsen damage to the salivary glands.
March 1, 2005
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SNM awards technologist grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Nuclear Medicine recently awarded $40,000 in scholarships and grants for molecular/nuclear medicine technologist students.
February 22, 2005
CMS activates CPT codes for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it has adopted current procedural terminology (CPT) codes for PET procedure reimbursement, essentially discontinuing previously used G series Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes.
February 21, 2005
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