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Nuke med procedures fall; CardioGen's return? And, MRI software predicts Alzheimer's
By Brian Casey
October 19, 2011
Naviscan takes PEM order from Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has taken an order from the Instituto Nacional de CancerologĂ­a in Mexico to bring its positron emission mammography (PEM) technology to the country.
October 19, 2011
Report shows nuclear medicine procedure volume slipping
By Lin Muschlitz
The economic downturn, concerns over insurance preauthorization requirements, and the potential shift of exams to other imaging modalities have stalled procedure growth in the nuclear medicine/SPECT market in the U.S., according to a new report by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division.
October 19, 2011
MarketStat #66: Fixed vs. mobile PET/CT and PET sites
As of 2011, a total of 2,085 sites perform PET imaging studies. Nearly half of the sites (49%) have fixed PET/CT scanners, 6% have fixed PET scanners, and 45% are on a mobile van route that provides PET/CT or PET scanner services.
October 19, 2011
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Bracco may restart CardioGen sales in 2012
By Wayne Forrest
In an October 17 letter to its customers, contrast agent developer Bracco Diagnostics said that it may be able to resume production of its CardioGen-82 (rubidium-82 chloride injection) PET tracer in the first or second quarter of 2012.
October 18, 2011
ACR Image Metrix debuts biomarker program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Image Metrix imaging contract research organization has launched a biomarker and imaging development program.
October 17, 2011
PET may help in future ADD treatment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are using PET scans on mice to test the efficacy of drugs to increase levels of dopamine in the brain and possibly alleviate some forms of attention deficit disorder (ADD).
October 16, 2011
Preoperative PET scans help predict prognosis for NSCLC patients
By Wayne Forrest
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with negative histologic results and positive mediastinal lymph node findings on preoperative PET scans have a worse prognosis than patients with negative findings, according to a study in the October issue of Radiology.
October 16, 2011
Canadian agency sets deadline for reactor plans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Atomic Energy of Canada has until June 30, 2014, to detail its future plans for the National Research Universal reactor to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
October 13, 2011
An interview with SNM President Dr. George Segall
By Wayne Forrest
Since taking over as president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) in June, Dr. George Segall has spearheaded efforts to increase the appropriate use of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, advance education about the modalities, and promote the organization's outreach efforts.
October 13, 2011
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C-11 PiB PET shows treatment success for Alzheimer's disease
By Wayne Forrest
Using PET imaging with the radiopharmaceutical carbon-11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (C-11 PiB), researchers found that treatment with the antibody gantenerumab appeared to reduce amyloid levels in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, according to a report published online October 10 in Archives of Neurology.
October 9, 2011
PETNet teams with UC Davis, NCPIC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare subsidiary PETNet Solutions has formed a partnership with the University of California (UC) Davis Health System and Northern California PET Imaging Center (NCPIC).
October 9, 2011
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