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Siemens inks research deal with Houston Methodist

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers and Houston Methodist Hospital have signed a multiyear imaging technology and research agreement.

August 14, 2017

PET links low serotonin levels to dementia

By Wayne Forrest

PET brain scans of people with mild cognitive problems show evidence of lower serotonin transporter levels, which can be an early indication of Alzheimer's disease or other dementias, according to a study published in the September issue of Neurobiology of Disease.

August 14, 2017

International Isotopes lands field services contracts

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes has received field services contracts from the U.S. Department of Energy and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

August 8, 2017

Report: Siemens preps security fix for molecular units

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers expects to release software updates to address security concerns in some of its molecular imaging systems by the end of August, according to a report published August 7 by Reuters.

August 7, 2017

New PET tracer could work well for prostate cancer

By Brian Casey

A new PET radiopharmaceutical based on carbon-11-labeled sarcosine could offer an alternative to choline-11-based PET for imaging patients with prostate cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 6, 2017

Shine breaks ground on isotope production facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies has begun construction on the first building for its new campus in Janesville, WI.

August 6, 2017

SNMMI posts use criteria for hepatobiliary scintigraphy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has published appropriate use criteria for hepatobiliary scintigraphy in abdominal pain.

August 3, 2017

Cardinal Health profits fall in fiscal 2017

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardinal Health's cautionary forecast of lower earnings in fiscal 2017 has come to fruition.

August 1, 2017

SPECT/CT tracer shows promise for AAA risk evaluation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers at Yale University are developing a new SPECT/CT tracer that could potentially assess a patient's risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 1, 2017

PET is center of attention at U.K. Alzheimer's conference

By Wayne Forrest

While PET can accurately detect or exclude Alzheimer's disease by imaging beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, the modality is underutilized in clinical care, according to research presented this week at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in London.

July 18, 2017

Radiotherapy boost based on PET not always helpful

By Wayne Forrest

Selectively increasing radiotherapy dose in tumor areas with significant uptake of the PET radiotracer F-18 fluoromisonidazole (FMISO) does not necessarily improve outcomes for non-small cell lung cancer patients, according to a phase II study published in the July issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

July 12, 2017

Philips, Varian, IBA partner on Singapore cancer center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Royal Philips plans to collaborate with Varian Medical Systems and Ion Beam Applications (IBA) Worldwide to build a new oncology research and training center in Biopolis, an international biomedical research hub in Singapore.

July 11, 2017

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