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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
Open-source software delivers 3-way (PET/CT/MR) image fusion
By Rob Skelding
There is a growing tendency for MR images to be viewed in combination with PET and/or CT in the quest for more accurate diagnoses of complex diseases. While hybrid PET/MR machines have yet to reach the market, a new open-source software application offers radiologists a way to create three-way PET/CT/MR image fusion.
April 24, 2008
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Digirad Q1 results dip into red
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Digirad posted higher revenues for the first quarter of 2008 due to an increase in mobile imaging service revenues, but the company slipped into the red for the period, the Poway, CA-based firm reported.
April 23, 2008
ACNP elects new president
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Nuclear Physicians (ACNP) has named Dr. Hazem Chehabi as its new president. The selection came at the Reston, VA-based organization's annual meeting.
April 22, 2008
Molecular Targeting, Bexion join forces
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging products developer Molecular Targeting Technologies has formed a partnership with cancer treatment developer Bexion Pharmaceuticals.
April 21, 2008
Neoprobe gets OK for Lymphoseek study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to launch a phase III multicenter clinical study of its Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical agent.
April 15, 2008
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