Nuclear Medicine: Page 378

Certus appoints Taillefer director of medical imaging

Certus Imaging, which specializes in clinical research utilizing imaging modalities, announced the appointment of Dr. Raymond Taillefer as director of medical imaging.

December 2, 2004

Nuclear medicine agents can set off radiation detectors

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - Doctors who treat or diagnose patients with radioactive biological agents should warn patients that they can set off highly sensitive handheld radiation security detectors, according to a presentation at the RSNA meeting on Tuesday.

November 29, 2004

Philips introductions feature 64-slice CT and a new RIS

CHICAGO - Philips has brought a range of new products to the RSNA show floor, including a 64-slice CT scanner, a radiology information system, and a 1-tesla open superconducting MR scanner.

November 29, 2004

Gamma Medica upgrades LumaGEM

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging technology developer Gamma Medica of Northridge, CA, has introduced an upgrade to its LumaGEM 3200S breast imaging camera, the LumaGEM 3200S/12k.

November 28, 2004

GE notches Hawkeye mark

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has installed its 500th Hawkeye nuclear medicine system, according to the Waukesha, WI-based vendor.

November 23, 2004

AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #33: Mobile versus fixed PET or PET/CT sites and scanners

As of IMV's 2003 PET census, 510 sites indicate they have a fixed PET or PET/CT scanner, and 890 sites report they utilize a mobile service to provide PET or PET/CT imaging capability, resulting in a total of 1,400 sites offering PET imaging services.

November 21, 2004

Molecular imaging breaks out as reimbursement expands

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Molecular imaging continued its brisk rate of growth in 2004, with U.S. procedure volume in PET imaging set to rise 35% by year-end to about 900,000 studies, compared to the 650,000 procedures performed last year.

November 7, 2004

Toshiba America Medical Systems

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Toshiba America Medical Systems is planning to highlight a new user interface for the T.Cam Signature Series gamma camera, which the Tustin, CA, vendor sources from Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA. Toshiba will also showcase new applications such as gated tomo acquisition enhancement and new capabilities for dual-isotope studies.

November 7, 2004

Philips Medical Systems

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Philips Medical Systems will unveil a cornucopia of offerings on the exhibit floor of McCormick Place this year. The Andover, MA-based vendor will be debuting new technology and applications for gamma cameras, PET/CT, and SPECT/CT systems.

November 7, 2004

Immunomedics reports Q1 results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biopharmaceutical company Immunomedics reported revenues of $1.1 million and a net loss of $4.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005 (end-September 30).

November 3, 2004

Varian, Inc. finalizes Magnex acquisition

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Scientific instrument manufacturer Varian, Inc. this week completed its acquisition of Magnex Scientific of Oxford, U.K.

November 3, 2004

Digirad posts second consecutive quarter of positive net income

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad of San Diego reported growth in both revenues and net income up for the third quarter (end-September 30) over the same period last year.

November 1, 2004

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