Nuclear Medicine: Page 69

Japanese researchers receive SNMMI fellowship

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has announced the recipients of its 2018-2020 SNMMI Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship.

September 19, 2018

Navidea enters NIH CAP program, raises $3M

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Navidea Biopharmaceuticals said it has been accepted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP) for 2018-2019. The firm also announced it has raised $3 million in a private placement.

September 17, 2018

Delayed NaF-PET enhances coronary plaque detection

By Wayne Forrest

In life, timing is everything. With sodium fluoride (NaF) PET, interpreting results three hours after tracer injection instead of the customary one-hour delay improved image quality and standardized uptake values, leading to significantly better coronary plaque detection, according to a September  13 article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 17, 2018

NorthStar promotes Merrick to CEO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

NorthStar Medical Technologies has promoted Stephen Merrick, formerly president and chief operating officer, to president and CEO.

September 16, 2018

PET/CT makes case for directing cervical cancer treatment

By Wayne Forrest

Can FDG-PET/CT be used to direct the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer by determining which patients should receive more extensive chemoradiation therapy or palliative care? Maybe, but findings from a new study published online September 14 in JAMA Network Open are equivocal.

September 14, 2018

Study warns of PSMA-PET imaging discrepancies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers are warning clinicians about a serious flaw in PET imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) that could result in a misdiagnosis for prostate cancer, according to a paper published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 9, 2018

Report: Australia still importing technetium generators

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Australia is still importing technetium generators for nuclear medicine studies, nearly a month after the problem that caused a shutdown in shipments was said to have been fixed, according to an article published on September 7 in the Australian.

September 6, 2018

Gallium-labeled PET tracer could advance cancer detection

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

German researchers are developing a PET tracer to make the diagnosis of widespread tumors easier on patients, according to a proof-of-concept study published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

September 5, 2018

Imaging modalities differ in assessing key heart metric

By Wayne Forrest

There is "substantial variability" in the way that different medical imaging modalities measure left ventricular ejection fraction, a key measure of heart function. This variation should be seriously considered before patient treatment, according to an international study published online August 31 in JAMA Network Open.

September 5, 2018

Aspect, Brightonix debut preclinical PET insert

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compact MRI technology developer Aspect Imaging and Brightonix Imaging said that their SimPET insert can now be used to provide simultaneous PET/MRI capability on all standard preclinical research MRI systems.

September 4, 2018

Nuclear medicine conference comes to Jordan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The latest diagnostic and therapeutic applications of nuclear medicine in cancer took center stage recently at the three-day International Conference for Nuclear Medicine in Amman, Jordan.

September 3, 2018

Lantheus taps new senior VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lantheus Holdings has appointed Etienne Montagut as senior vice president (VP) of corporate development. The position takes effect on September 4.

August 30, 2018

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