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Molecular Imaging: Page 425

Molecular breast imaging offers promise as mammography adjunct
By Wayne Forrest
In a comparison with screening mammography, molecular breast imaging (MBI) showed high sensitivity and specificity in women with a high risk of cancer, according to researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. MBI also could provide a less expensive imaging option versus MRI.
September 14, 2008
FDG-PET/CT may play role in plaque evaluation
By Wayne Forrest
BOSTON - Under the right conditions, FDG-PET/CT may become a very useful tool in detecting and evaluating coronary plaque, according to researchers from Washington University. They presented their study comparing FDG-PET/CT with angiography and intravascular ultrasound at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) meeting.
September 11, 2008
ART signs UCLA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has sold an Optix MX2 system to the California NanoSystems Institute of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
September 10, 2008
Dutch reactor down two more months
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group in the Netherlands predicts it will be late October or November before it can resume production at the High Flux Reactor in Petten.
September 7, 2008
Trial begins for Digirad's Cardius X-ACT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has begun clinical trials for a new imaging module designed to correct image distortion in cardiac SPECT imaging.
September 4, 2008
MDS revenues dip in third quarter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian healthcare company MDS of Mississauga, Ontario, has posted its third quarter financial results.
September 3, 2008
European group meets over isotope supply
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Association of Imaging Producers & Equipment Suppliers (AIPES) held a meeting in Brussels, Belgium, on September 3 to discuss the shortage of molybdenum-99 in Europe.
September 3, 2008
FDG-PET/CT and MRI similar with soft-tissue tumors, differ with bone tumors
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET/CT and MRI show similar diagnostic accuracies in differentiating between malignant and benign soft-tissue tumors, but offer different attributes when imaging for bone tumors, according to a study from Yeungnam University Hospital in South Korea.
September 2, 2008
New breast MRI report; PET and colorectal cancer; CIN strategies
By Brian Casey
September 1, 2008
PET changes care of colorectal cancer patients, study shows
By Wayne Forrest
Australian researchers involved in a large-scale prospective study have concluded that PET can change the management of more than half of colorectal cancer patients. The study results could be used to expand insurance coverage for PET in the country.
September 1, 2008
PET helps discover why moods change
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brain scans taken at different times of the year suggest that the actions of the serotonin transporter, which regulate the mood-altering neurotransmitter serotonin, vary by season, according to a new study.
August 31, 2008
AECL: Increased production won't cover demand
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Even with increased production, Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) says its Chalk River nuclear reactor in Ontario will not be able to meet the global demand for medical radioactive isotopes.
August 28, 2008
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