Molecular Imaging: Page 114

SNMMI updates ventilation study guidance

By Rebekah Moan

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) has updated its statement regarding the use of ventilation/perfusion lung studies during the COVID-19 pandemic to recognize that sometimes these studies are clinically necessary.

September 7, 2020

Nuclear medicine volume plummets due to COVID-19

By Rebekah Moan

It's no secret COVID-19 has disrupted nuclear medicine clinical practice, research, and work environments. However, a new survey by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging quantifies the effects: nearly 80% of respondents saw declines of 50% to 75% in non-PET nuclear medicine procedures.

September 7, 2020

Shine closes $80M funding round

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope firm Shine Medical Technologies has closed a round of financing that raised $80 million for the company.

September 4, 2020

Dual-phase technique improves PET/CT brain tumor imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Using a dual-phase technique with F-18 FDG PET/CT -- that is, performing the exam at two time points after FDG administration -- improves the modality's lesion detection and diagnostic accuracy in malignant brain tumors, according to a study published August 25 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

September 2, 2020

Jubilant to distribute Eckert & Ziegler's GalliaPharm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Jubilant Radiopharma signed an exclusive deal to distribute isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler's GalliaPharm germanium-68/gallium-68 generator in Canada.

September 1, 2020

GE sells radiopharmacy network to RLS

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has sold its network of 31 radiopharmacies in the U.S. to Radioisotope Life Sciences (RLS), a privately owned radiopharmacy network.

August 31, 2020

Sirtex hits milestone in China for yttrium-90 microspheres

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation oncology firm Sirtex Medical said it has crossed a milestone on its path to apply for drug registration for its SIR-Spheres yttrium-90 microspheres for treating liver cancer.

August 30, 2020

IBA reports reduced half-year revenues

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) reported reduced revenues for the first half of 2020, which it attributed to challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 26, 2020

PET/CT could be useful for diagnosing fever

By Kate Madden Yee

F-18 FDG PET/CT could be an effective tool for evaluating unexplained fevers -- and thus improving how quickly patients can be diagnosed, according to a study published online August 23 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

August 26, 2020

PET/MRI ups lesion detection by 15% for some cancers

By Rebekah Moan

In a study of more than 1,000 exams, PET/MRI improved lesion detection by more than 15% compared with PET/CT in selected cancers -- namely malignant bone disease and lung cancer. In addition, PET/MRI reduced ionizing radiation by nearly 80% when compared with PET/CT.

August 25, 2020

Digirad posts drop in Q2

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine equipment and services firm Digirad announced a drop in its second quarter revenues due to COVID-19 while its six-month results increased.

August 13, 2020

Report: I-123 shortages force Australia to charter flights

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Australia to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on charter flights to import iodine-123 (I-123) radioisotopes for use in cancer treatments, according to an August 10 article in the Guardian.

August 12, 2020

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