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Cell>Point gets phase III study go-ahead

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Cell>Point has received a letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicating agreement on a special protocol assessment for a phase III trial of technetium-99m-labeled glucosamine in lung cancer.

March 14, 2012

IBA launches peer review program for NaF-PET/CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has launched SureStart, a peer-review system for F-18 sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT bone imaging programs.

March 14, 2012

PET with florbetapir achieves good image quality

By Wayne Forrest

A study in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine provides more evidence in support of the radiotracer florbetapir: It appears well-suited as a biomarker to detect characteristics of Alzheimer's disease and someday could possibly guide treatment of individuals with the disease.

March 14, 2012

Brain PET enhances radiation therapy planning

By Tami Freeman

A brain PET scanner based on semiconductor detectors can provide more accurate tumor delineation than a conventional whole-body PET system, according to researchers from Japan, who found that the newly developed system had twice the spatial resolution of conventional PET systems.

March 14, 2012

SPECT may detect addictive behavior

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SPECT imaging of the brain may help clinicians understand and devise treatment for complex cases of chemical and behavioral addictions, according to a new study published in the March issue of the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

March 13, 2012

Nordion takes sales hit in Q1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lower than expected sales adversely affected Nordion's sales and profit in the company's first quarter of fiscal 2012.

March 6, 2012

RTOG/ACRIN trial to assess radiotherapy through PET/CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) have launched a joint phase II trial to evaluate adaptive radiation therapy with FDG-PET/CT in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

March 6, 2012

Alaska introduces radiography licensure bill

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

State Rep. Chris Tuck (D-Anchorage) has introduced a bill in the Alaska Legislature that would require individuals to secure a license before performing radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine procedures.

March 6, 2012

PET/MR performs well in assessing pulmonary masses

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - PET/MR is a feasible technique that yields diagnostic image quality in evaluating lung masses, according to results presented at a Monday scientific session of the European Congress of Radiology.

March 4, 2012

Goodman captivates ECR attendees with insight on venous thromboembolism

By Philip Ward

VIENNA - It may seem hard to believe, but the first reference to venous thromboembolism was made between 600 and 900 B.C. in a Sanskrit text. This was one of many fascinating facts presented by Dr. Lawrence Goodman during Sunday's Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen Honorary Lecture.

March 4, 2012

Molecular imaging: Researcher forsees application in myocardial failure

By Mélisande Rouger

In a dedicated minicourse on Monday at the European Congress of Radiology, a panel of experts will show that molecular imaging can -- and soon could -- offer improvements in the efficiency of treatment.

March 4, 2012

Atherosclerosis markers can unravel paradox of Churchill et al

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Winston Churchill smoked heavily and was overweight, yet he lived to the age of 90. Others live healthily and die well before 60. Emerging techniques for diagnosing atherosclerosis promise to explain this apparent contradiction and make medicine more patient-specific.

March 3, 2012

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