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Covidien posts strong Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Double-digit sales gains in its medical devices and imaging divisions helped drive a 10% increase in second-quarter net sales for Covidien.
May 6, 2008
Neoprobe inks UCSD deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has signed a technology licensing agreement with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
May 5, 2008
Dilon nets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies has received the European CE Mark for its Dilon 6800 gamma camera.
May 5, 2008
GE signs molecular pact with Merck
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed a nonexclusive global agreement with Merck to share technology to image the lungs and possibly advance the development of respiratory treatment.
May 4, 2008
AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider
By Wayne Forrest
May 4, 2008
Whole-body PET better for palpable breast cancer
By Barbara Boughton
Whole-body FDG-PET has high sensitivity for detecting palpable breast cancer, but is less effective in detecting metastatic disease in axillary lymph nodes, according to researchers from Japan. The researchers evaluated whole-body FDG-PET in 80 women who had palpable breast tumors or positive uptake in whole-body PET scans, and presented their study results at the 2008 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) meeting in San Diego.
May 1, 2008
Molecular Insight launches new Azedra trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, has initiated a phase II clinical trial of Azedra, a small-molecule targeted radiotherapeutic agent for the treatment of children with neuroblastoma, the company said.
April 30, 2008
Neoprobe posts Q1 revenue gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe announced revenue increases and a decreased net loss for its first quarter of 2008 (end-March 31).
April 30, 2008
PET drives growth in nuclear medicine market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The popularity of PET procedures is driving overall growth in the nuclear medicine market, but it will adversely affect the sales of conventional gamma/scintillation cameras in the coming years.
April 29, 2008
Self-referral boosts imaging use for private payors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Reports by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) have shown dramatic increases in the use of diagnostic imaging procedures among Medicare patients. However, whether this is also a trend among privately insured patients is unclear.
April 29, 2008
Digirad signs deal with U. of Chicago
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Digirad of Poway, CA, has signed an agreement with the University of Chicago Medical Center to provide cardiac diagnostic services to Chicago-area physicians and patients.
April 28, 2008
NMPI contemplates sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile imaging firm Nuclear Medicine Professionals (NMPI) reported record revenues for its first quarter 2008, leading its managing partners to consider plans for the sale of the company.
April 24, 2008
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