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SNM has 'serious concerns' over isotope situation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM president Robert W. Atcher, Ph.D., said the organization has "serious concerns" over the recent shutdown of a medical isotope-producing nuclear reactor in the Netherlands, and he urged more action to ensure an adequate worldwide supply.
August 27, 2008
PET dose-painting methods produce discordant results
By Kathlyn Stone
As intensity-modulated radiation therapy becomes more sophisticated, oncologists are investigating new dose-painting methods to determine which areas of tumor target volume should receive additional radiation dose. But a new study indicates that two promising methods to guide dose painting actually produce sharply varied results.
August 26, 2008
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AECL monitors isotope supply after Dutch shutdown
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian isotope supplier Atomic Energy of Canada (AECL) is ready to increase production to cover a potential shortfall in isotope supply after the recent shutdown of a nuclear reactor in the Netherlands.
August 25, 2008
FDG-PET may supplement MRI for acute osteomyelitis
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET is a highly specific imaging modality for excluding acute osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot and is a useful imaging complement to MRI, according to a University of Pennsylvania study. The results also indicate that FDG-PET should be the preferred imaging modality over plain film radiography when MRI is not allowed because of contraindications.
August 24, 2008
NeuroSurvival Technologies gets financing, changes name
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging and therapy developer NeuroSurvival Technologies (NST) Israel, has completed $13.3 million in financing and changed its name.
August 19, 2008
Agfa integrates Barco 3D software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display and advanced visualization firm Barco said that a new version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualization software has been integated into Agfa HealthCare's Impax PACS software.
August 18, 2008
VisEn debuts IntegriSense
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer VisEn Medical has launched its IntegriSense fluorescence molecular imaging agent.
August 18, 2008
ART grows revenues in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm ART Advanced Research Technologies credits the transition to a direct distribution model for its increase in revenues in the second quarter.
August 17, 2008
FDG-PET may help detect infection in knee prostheses
By Wayne Forrest
FDG-PET is showing early promise in accurately detecting infected knee prostheses, but researchers caution that more patient samples are needed to verify the imaging technique's efficacy. In a retrospective study, FDG-PET was performed on the affected knees in 52 patients with a painful prosthesis.
August 17, 2008
Novel cardiac SPECT system improves attenuation correction
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and nuclear medicine firm Digirad are developing a new x-ray-based transmission approach for attenuation correction in cardiac SPECT, which shows that high-quality transmission scans can be completed within one minute and with negligible patient dose.
August 14, 2008
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IBA, NeuroSurvival Technologies partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has signed a collaboration agreement with molecular imaging and therapy developer NeuroSurvival Technologies (NST).
August 13, 2008
Naviscan nets NYC customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has added Manhattan Diagnostic Radiology in New York City to its client list.
August 12, 2008
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