Nuclear Medicine: Page 429

International Isotopes shuts down linac

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

November 15, 2000

ADAC taps Burbach as COO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

November 13, 2000

Philips to re-enter nuclear medicine market with bid to buy ADAC

By Erik L. Ridley

In the latest chapter of the vendor consolidation saga, Royal Philips Electronics, the parent of Philips Medical Systems, has agreed to acquire nuclear medicine and radiation therapy firm ADAC Laboratories.

November 12, 2000

Digirad buys mobile nuclear cardiology provider NIS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

November 9, 2000

FDG-PET clears up metabolic murkiness between dementia and Alzheimer's

By Shalmali Pal

An FDG-PET scan can separate patients with Alzheimer’s disease from those who have dementia brought on by other illnesses, according to a study in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. A multi-institutional team used FDG-PET to track bilateral temporo-parietal hypometabolism in patients with hard-to-characterize memory loss, and found that the technique significantly enhanced clinical exams.

November 6, 2000

Testing the test: lung cancer staging with CT, PET, TBNA, and mediastinoscopy

By Eric Barnes

Comparing four lung cancer staging methods in a 45-minute talk might seem overambitious, but Dr. Atul Mehta was prepared. The noted pulmonologist reviewed nearly 1,500 studies on CT, PET, transbronchial needle aspiration and mediastinoscopy for a presentation at last week's Chest 2000 conference.

November 2, 2000