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PET-sonography combination highlights memory differences in schizophrenics

By Tracie L. Thompson

Using a "truly simultaneous" combination of functional transcranial Doppler (fTCD) sonography and H215O PET imaging, German researchers have identified differences in cerebral function that address the working-memory impairment experienced by schizophrenics.

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Analogic acquires minority stake in PhotoDetection Systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging technology developer Analogic of Peabody, MA, has bought a minority interest in PET developer PhotoDetection Systems (PDS) of Acton, MA.

May 22, 2003

PET budgeting can pave the way to profitability

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

SAN ANTONIO - Given the low reimbursement rate on the professional component of PET imaging, a facility that is considering offering PET services needs to include the technical component as part of its billing to make it worthwhile, according to a presenter at the Radiology Business Management Association (RBMA) summit.

May 21, 2003

NAS resubmits IND

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer North American Scientific's Theseus Imaging subsidiary has resubmitted an investigational new drug (IND) application to the Food and Drug Administration for its Hynic-Annexin V molecular imaging agent.

May 8, 2003

Neoprobe cuts loss

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Neoprobe reported first-quarter revenues of $1.5 million, up 45% compared with the $1.1 million booked in the same period last year.

May 7, 2003

Immunomedics revenues grow in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Pharmaceutical firm Immunomedics reported fiscal third-quarter revenues of $5.6 million, up 69.7% compared with the $3.3 million posted in the same period last year.

May 7, 2003

Imaging's role still evolving in dementia diagnosis

Although imaging offers a great deal of insight into the signs of dementia, it is still not precise enough for routine clinical use, according to two researchers at the 2003 Rotman Research Institute conference in Toronto.

April 28, 2003

Medical Coaches, CTI book first mobile PET/CT sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET firm CTI Molecular Imaging of Knoxville, TN, and Medical Coaches of Oneonta, NY, have completed the design, manufacture, and sale of the first mobile PET/CT unit to Fort Lee, NJ-based PET Scans of America.

April 23, 2003

SPECT highlights hypoperfusion in multiple sclerosis

Brain perfusion SPECT can detect abnormalities in patients with spinal multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory or demyelinating diseases involving the spinal cord, researchers said at the 2003 American Academy of Neurology meeting in Honolulu.

April 23, 2003

Pinhole technique abets dedicated breast SPECT imaging

By Deborah R. Dakins

Still in its early stages, a new breast imaging technique that pairs SPECT with pinhole collimation shows promise in detecting small lesions with high contrast and signal-to-noise ratios, according to investigators from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

April 23, 2003

PET/CT growth sparks gains in U.S. PET market

By Erik L. Ridley

The market proliferation of hybrid PET/CT technology has been swift, and now contributes 45% of revenues of the combined U.S. PET and PET/CT market, according to market research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan.

April 14, 2003

Stress Cardiolite test effective across racial groups

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new study of patients who have a normal stress test using the cardiac radiopharmaceutical Cardiolite has shown an excellent prognosis for cardiac-event-free survival.

April 9, 2003

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