Nuclear Medicine: Page 82

Canadians create nuclear isotope council

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A group of Canadian science, healthcare, and nuclear organizations have created a new council to ensure the country stays at the forefront of medical isotope production.

April 9, 2018

PET links sleep and beta-amyloid accumulation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A good night's sleep may help prevent Alzheimer's disease, concluded researchers in a study published online April 9 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using PET, the group detected increased levels of beta amyloid in sleep-deprived subjects.

April 9, 2018

PET tracer may predict depression treatment success

By Wayne Forrest

A new PET tracer designed to target a certain protein in the amygdala is showing promise for determining the efficacy of treatment for major depressive disorder, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 8, 2018

Bracco hits Jubilant with patent complaint on rubidium PET

By Wayne Forrest

Contrast developer Bracco Diagnostics has filed a complaint against radiopharmaceutical firm Jubilant DraxImage and two of its affiliates for alleged patent infringement regarding rubidium-based radiopharmaceuticals for cardiac PET studies.

April 5, 2018

Digirad CFO to leave company

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The chief financial officer (CFO) of nuclear medicine equipment and services firm Digirad is leaving the company, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

April 3, 2018

Novel PET agent could advance neurological imaging

By Wayne Forrest

Swiss and German researchers have obtained promising results with a novel PET imaging agent that could help guide and assess treatment for people with various neurological diseases. The preclinical study was published in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

April 2, 2018

Canada's NRU reactor to go offline for the final time

By Wayne Forrest

It's the end of an era in Chalk River, Ontario, as the National Research Universal (NRU) nuclear reactor goes offline for the final time on March 31. The reactor has been a key source of molybdenum-99, the precursor to the widely used radiopharmaceutical technetium-99m.

March 29, 2018

NorthStar's novel generator could relieve U.S. isotope shortages

By Wayne Forrest

NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is hoping that its isotope separation technology -- almost a decade in the making -- can alleviate worries about inadequate sources of molybdenum-99, the precursor to technetium-99m, a widely used radiopharmaceutical for nuclear medicine scans.

March 28, 2018

Groups ask CMS to reconsider NaF-PET coverage

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Three imaging organizations are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider coverage for sodium fluoride (NaF) PET scans.

March 25, 2018

New budget revives pass-through status of radiotracers

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

New budget legislation signed last week by President Donald Trump will reverse the decision made by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to remove the pass-through status of several radiopharmaceuticals on January 1.

March 25, 2018

SNMMI urges CMS to classify radiotracers as drugs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has joined other advocacy groups and vendors in Washington, DC, last week to campaign for a bill that would require the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to reclassify diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals as drugs.

March 19, 2018

FDA report tackles Philips complaint handling

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a report on its inspection of the Cleveland-area manufacturing facility operated by Philips Healthcare.

March 19, 2018

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