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US Oncology opens 10th PET unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer-care service provider US Oncology has installed its 10th PET unit.
October 18, 2001
Mobile PET loss grows despite revenue surge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile PET Systems reported fiscal 2001 revenues of $7.2 million, up 537% compared with $1.1 million posted in fiscal 2000. The San Diego-based firm had a net loss for the year (end-June 30) of $9.8 million, compared with a net loss of $6.6 million in fiscal 2000.
October 17, 2001
Alzheimer's disease Part III: Donepezil's benefits may not endure
By Eric Barnes
Researchers at this year's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting used SPECT and digital autoradiography to measure cerebral blood flow in patients undergoing drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease. The benefits are only temporary, one group concluded.
October 17, 2001
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P.E.T.Net licenses beta-amyloid plaque-labeling technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
P.E.T.Net Pharmaceuticals has licensed a technology portfolio from the University of California, Los Angeles for labeling beta-amyloid plaques, which may be useful in detecting and treating Alzheimer's disease.
October 9, 2001
GE finalizes Coincidence Technologies purchase
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has completed its acquisition of Coincidence Technologies, a Belgium-based manufacturer of synthesis and handling units for PET radiopharmaceuticals.
October 3, 2001
Therapy-eluding metastases caught with FDG-PET
By Shalmali Pal
Some thyroid cancer patients with elevated serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels may not benefit from conventional iodine therapy. However, FDG-PET can detect the tumors 131I imaging misses, according to French researchers.
October 2, 2001
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Alzheimer's researchers tackle progression, prediction
By Eric Barnes
PET images of Alzheimer's disease patients show a typical pattern of hypometabolism in the temporal and parietal regions of the brain. However, metabolic patterns vary widely among AD patients. Researchers at the 2001 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Toronto offered important insight into this issue.
October 1, 2001
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Syncor extends Catholic Healthcare West deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical provider Syncor International has signed a three-year extension of its current purchasing agreement with Catholic Healthcare West.
September 26, 2001
SpeedyCE, Volume 4: Oncology and Therapy
SpeedyCE, Volume 4: Oncology and Therapy offers four articles covering several topics: Tc-99m labeled monoclonal antibody fragments (CEA-Scan), bone malignancy therapy, Indium-111 Satumomab Pendetide, a monoclonal antibody for tumor imaging, and breast tumor scintigraphy.
September 26, 2001
Proposed PET payment cuts could halt growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Drastically reduced reimbursement for PET imaging next year could severely hamper the modality's growth in the U.S., according to the Reston, VA-based Society of Nuclear Medicine.
September 25, 2001
NeuroPhysics installs first European system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SPECT developer NeuroPhysics has installed its first NeuroFocus functional brain imaging system in Europe.
September 24, 2001
SpeedyCE, Volume 1: Nuclear Cardiology/PET
This continuing education series offered by the SNM is an impressive collection of five basic articles on nuclear cardiology, including one on radiation safety for 511 keV emitters, and another on the basic aspects of PET imaging.
September 24, 2001
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