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Nuclear Medicine: Page 390

International Isotopes to launch lutetium-177
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes is planning to launch a lutetium-177 isotope.
August 25, 2003
FDG-PET, scintigraphy offer a break in fever of unknown origin
By Shalmali Pal
Before they became the object of media obsession, chances are the early symptoms of SARS, West Nile virus, and inhalation anthrax could be pegged as fevers of unknown origin. Diagnosing FUO can be a long and involved process -- one that molecular imaging specialists from Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands are looking to simplify.
August 21, 2003
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PET pinpoints foci of elusive fevers
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Investigators from Germany and the Netherlands presented the results of their work on the use of FDG-PET for fever of unknown origin diagnosis at the recent Society of Nuclear Medicine conference in New Orleans.
August 17, 2003
Cytogen revenues sag
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen reported second-quarter revenues of $2.3 million, down 26.5% compared with the $3.2 million posted in the second quarter of 2002.
August 14, 2003
TNT gets clearance in China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Iodine-131-radiolabeled tumor necrosis therapy (TNT) has received marketing approval for lung cancer treatment in the People’s Republic of China, according to biopharmaceutical developer Peregrine Pharmaceuticals and its Chinese partner, MediPharm Biotech.
August 12, 2003
Bracco adds Christus Health
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bracco Diagnostics is providing health system Christus Health with access to its radiopharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging agents, thanks to a recent agreement between Christus and group purchasing organization Broadlane.
August 12, 2003
MDS Nordion inks licensing deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian medical isotope supplier MDS Nordion has signed a licensing agreement with NTP Radioisotopes, a subsidiary of South African Nuclear Energy Corporation.
August 11, 2003
AIDS specialist advocates tailored imaging in HIV-positive patients
Choosing the right imaging tool at the right time is vital for evaluating patients with HIV disease, according to Dr. Gabriele Arendt from the University of Dusseldorf in Germany. MRI, for instance, is best suited for the late stages of AIDS, while PET and spectroscopy can yield information before clinical signs appear.
August 6, 2003
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Digirad debuts single-head gamma camera
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solid-state gamma camera developer Digirad has released Cardius-1, a single-head gamma camera dedicated to cardiac imaging.
August 3, 2003
Siemens and Gamma Medica ink pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions and gamma camera developer Gamma Medica of Northridge, CA, have signed an agreement giving Siemens exclusive U.S. marketing rights for Gamma Medica’s molecular imaging product, X-SPECT.
July 30, 2003
Pre-treatment with rhTSH reduces 131I retention in thyroid
By Robert Bruce
Researchers in the department of nuclear medicine at Johann W. Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt examined 227 patients, 163 of whom were prepared for the therapy by thyroid hormone withdrawal and 64 of whom received recombinant human thyroid-stimulating hormone prior to therapy.
July 21, 2003
IS2 changes name
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer IS2 Research has changed its name to IS2 Medical Systems.
July 20, 2003
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