Nuclear Medicine: Page 97

AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

August 17, 2017

Zecotek wins PET crystal order

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Photonic technologies developer Zecotek Photonics has received an order for its lutetium fine silicate (LFS) scintillation crystals for use in a neuroimaging PET scanner developed by a U.S. device manufacturer.

August 17, 2017

JAMA: PET best option to diagnose ischemic heart disease

By Wayne Forrest

A head-to-head comparison to determine the most accurate modality for diagnosing myocardial ischemia has found that PET outperforms SPECT, coronary CT angiography, and hybrid variations of the three modalities in patients with suspected coronary artery disease, according to a study published online August 16 in JAMA Cardiology.

August 16, 2017

International Isotopes grows sales in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Buoyed by a double-digit increase in radiochemical product sales, radioisotope manufacturer International Isotopes posted gains for the second quarter and first six months of 2017.

August 15, 2017

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

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