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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
SpeedyCE, Volume 3: Radiation Protection/Gamma Cameras
This CE publication covers very important and complex subject material, including revised 10 CFR Part 20 regulations, exposure risk in declared pregnancy, and the impact of the EPA's Clean Air Act on nuclear medicine.
September 24, 2001
ACNP and SNM hope to reduce impact of new regulations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Nuclear Physicians and the Society of Nuclear Medicine SNM on Tuesday said they welcome a statement by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget that the benefits of regulating medical uses of byproduct materials may not justify the costs of the Part 35 requirements.
September 18, 2001
UK's imaging demands exceed capacity of personnel
By Jennifer Lung
Understaffing and inadequate training are some of the problems faced at 14 nuclear medicine departments in the district general hospitals of the South Thames region of London, according to a study in the latest issue of the British Journal of Radiology.
September 11, 2001
ASNC cancels meeting this week
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has canceled its meeting scheduled for September 13-16 at Copley Place in Boston.
September 10, 2001
Neoprobe to buy Biosonix
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer Neoprobe has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire Israel-based blood-flow technology company Biosonix.
September 6, 2001
Alzheimer's disease, Part I: PET yields surprising findings in hippocampus
By Eric Barnes
Predicting who will get Alzheimer's disease is an important question that nuclear medicine is beginning to answer. In Part I of our series on AD, researchers from UCLA find an unexpected link between perceived cognitive decline and reduced FDG metabolism in the hippocampus.
September 6, 2001
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Turf Wars in Radiology, Part III: All is not lost in nuclear cardiology
By Dan Krotz
No turf war is easy. But when you’re playing catch-up against a well-equipped, politically potent adversary, it’s downright grim. Such are the prospects radiologists face in the burgeoning field of nuclear cardiology.
August 30, 2001
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Scintimammography finds its place in dense breasts
By Eric Barnes
The accuracy of conventional mammography dips dangerously when it comes to finding cancer in dense breasts. This makes the development of adjunctive screening tools, such as scintimammography, all the more important.
August 29, 2001
NAS revenues climb in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical developer North American Scientific reported third-quarter net sales of $4.9 million, up 9% compared with the $4.5 million posted in the third quarter of 2000.
August 28, 2001
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