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DIA to host medical imaging forum
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Six organizations will meet on October 16 and 17 to discuss the necessary steps to achieve harmonization and standardization on the use of medical imaging in drug development research.
September 25, 2007
SNM adds track to annual meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SNM is adding a new scientific investigation track called "Novel Approaches to Molecular Imaging" to its schedule for next year's 55th annual meeting.
September 20, 2007
Report calls for more NM research funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advances in nuclear medicine could improve healthcare, particularly in treatments tailored to a person's individual genetic makeup, according to a new report by the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
September 20, 2007
SPECT/CT offers better bone scan views to enhance treatment
By Wayne Forrest
Combining SPECT and CT into a single hybrid modality can improve physicians' views of bone scans, as well as the confidence levels of their own diagnoses. Two recent studies are showing SPECT/CT's value in managing cancer patients and patients with back pain.
September 20, 2007
Gamma Medica-Ideas makes Oklahoma install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica-Ideas has made an installation of its dual-modality SPECT/CT preclinical imaging system at a site in Oklahoma.
September 18, 2007
SUV on FDG-PET can predict cervical cancer prognosis
By Shalmali Pal
Historically, age and histology, as well as tumor volume and stage, have been used to predict patient outcome and overall survival for cervical cancer. But a multidisciplinary group from St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine has recommended the adoption of tumor uptake on FDG-PET imaging as a better biomarker for outcome and survival.
September 18, 2007
IBA to acquire full interest in CIS Bio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Belgian radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) plans to expand its stake in French biomedical technology company CIS Bio International to own 100% of the company.
September 13, 2007
Development progresses on CZT-based MR/SPECT prototype
By Wayne Forrest
PROVIDENCE, RI - A group of private and academic researchers is developing a multimodule cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) ring prototype for simultaneous MRI/SPECT preclinical imaging. While the technology is initially designed for animal imaging, it could ultimately be used for specific applications in humans, according to the research group.
September 13, 2007
Numa debuts NumaStore Lite at ASNC meeting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine connectivity developer Numa of Amherst, NH, has launched its NumaStore Lite image management software for nuclear cardiology, PET, and multimodality imaging.
September 12, 2007
ROI can influence quantitative FDG-PET study results
By Wayne Forrest
PROVIDENCE, RI - As FDG-PET's role in monitoring tumor response to therapy gains popularity, questions have arisen about the reliability of various methods to determine regions of interest (ROI) to measure FDG uptake. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) sought to shed some light on the topic in their study to determine the effects of ROI definition on quantitative measurements of tumor FDG uptake.
September 10, 2007
Pilot study shows link between FDG uptake and biomarkers of cervical cancer
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - Imaging and genetic profiling can work hand in hand to assess tumor aggression in cervical cancer, according to a presentation last week at the Translation Research in Radiation Oncology and Radiology meeting, sponsored by the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO).
September 10, 2007
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Siemens to install 30th Inveon system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA, has received a contract to make the 30th installation of its Inveon preclinical imaging system.
September 9, 2007
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