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Bicycle Therapeutics makes executive changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biotechnology firm Bicycle Therapeutics has appointed Peter Leone as chief business officer and promoted Lee Kalowski from chief financial officer to president of the company's U.S. subsidiary.
February 19, 2019
Lantheus posts sales gains, earnings dip in Q4
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Driven by strong worldwide sales of its Definity ultrasound contrast agent, Lantheus Holdings reported a 6.2% sales gain in its fourth quarter. Net income declined, however, due to adjustments in tax reporting completed in 2017.
February 19, 2019
New PET/CT tracer effectively targets blood clots
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from South Korea and Germany are reporting excellent image quality and a high detection rate with PET/CT for acute venous thromboembolism thanks to a new radiotracer currently being developed, according to a paper published in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 17, 2019
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Bicycle Therapeutics touts peptide study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Bicycle Therapeutics is riding high on the findings of a study published in the February 15 issue of Cancer Research. Results suggest the company's proprietary bicyclic peptide platform is a potentially valuable therapeutic tool for molecular imaging and diagnostics.
February 14, 2019
FFNP-PET could aid breast cancer treatment evaluation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET imaging with fluoro furanyl norprogesterone (FFNP) could provide a new option for measuring changes in progesterone receptor levels due to estrogen treatment for breast cancer, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 11, 2019
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PET, AI show women's brains age differently than men's
By Wayne Forrest
Are women's brains really that much different from men's? In a word, yes. A machine-learning algorithm applied to data from multiparametric PET brain scans showed that women's brains are more "youthful" than those of men of the same age, according to a study published February 4 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
February 6, 2019
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NorthStar works to build Mo-99 production capacity
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes said it's making progress on an initiative to increase its production capacity for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99).
February 5, 2019
Carbon-11 PET detects brain inflammation after Lyme disease
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a PET imaging technique using a carbon-11-based radiotracer that confirmed an association between post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome and widespread inflammation in the brain.
February 5, 2019
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PET's view of tau could explain women's early dementia
By Wayne Forrest
Flortaucipir-PET scans have revealed increased levels of tau tangles in a key brain region in women, which could explain why they develop Alzheimer's disease-related dementia earlier than men and experience faster cognitive decline, according to a study published online February 4 in JAMA Neurology.
February 4, 2019
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SPECT, MRI together advance arrhythmia treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The combination of information from cardiac MRI and iodine-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (I-123 MIBG) SPECT shows promise for improving current ablation strategies for ventricular tachycardia, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
February 4, 2019
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Canon announces upgrades to Celesteion PET/CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canon Medical Systems has updated its Celesteion PET/CT scanner software with new acquisition features and image reconstruction techniques.
February 3, 2019
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SNMMI, ACNM oppose relaxing radiopharma user rules
By Wayne Forrest
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) have submitted a joint statement opposing any changes in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's training and experience requirements for healthcare personnel to administer radiopharmaceuticals.
January 30, 2019
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