Molecular Imaging: Page 455

Draxis Health posts second-quarter dip

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian firm Draxis Health of Mississauga, Ontario, reported declines in consolidated revenues and earnings in the company's financial results for the second quarter and first six months of 2007 (end-June 30).

August 9, 2007

Orbotech to buy DDD

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Electronics industry technology firm Orbotech has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Danish cardiac gamma camera developer 3D Danish Diagnostic Development (DDD) for approximately $39 million.

August 6, 2007

Digirad posts Q2 profit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm Digirad posted its second straight quarter of profitability in its second quarter, thanks to higher margins.

August 6, 2007

PET becomes a godsend for newborns with hyperinsulinism

By Wayne Forrest

When a severe imbalance of insulin levels is confined to a limited section of a baby's pancreas, PET has shown to be extremely accurate in locating the abnormality at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

August 6, 2007

Is PET an endangered species?

By Dr. Richard Black

Just as it appeared ready to enter the clinical mainstream, PET imaging has been thrown a series of setbacks that raise questions as to whether it will ever live to up its potential. In this article, PET educator Dr. Richard Black discusses PET's spectacular rise, and also the threats that may bring it back to earth.

August 2, 2007

FDG-PET could help unlock secrets of atherosclerotic plaque

By Wayne Forrest

Two studies from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City are shedding light on the role of FDG-PET in analyzing plaques in carotid arteries and the aorta as a precursor to cardiac health. Researchers said the studies are important because as much as 70% of all myocardial infarctions are due to the rupture of nonsclerotic lesions.

August 1, 2007

UltraSPECT reaches U.S. milestone

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm UltraSPECT of Merrick, NY, has recorded its 100th installation in the U.S.

July 31, 2007

Interest surges in use of imaging for tracking radiation therapy

By Kathlyn Stone

MINNEAPOLIS - How will the imaging community respond to the challenge of quantitative imaging for treatment response? That was the question that multiple speakers set out to answer in a symposium at last week's American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting. MRI, PET, and SPECT are all being thoroughly scrutinized in order to meet the increasing demand for noninvasive imaging biomarkers that can not only customize treatment, but also track treatment response.

July 30, 2007

Siemens gets IND for study of FLT tracer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions has received an investigational new drug exemption from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to conduct a phase I clinical trial of a new radiopharmaceutical for cancer detection.

July 29, 2007

AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Insider

By Wayne Forrest

July 29, 2007

Bristol-Myers Squibb boosts Q2 results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Bristol-Myers Squibb announced revenue increases for the second quarter of 2007 (end-June 30), with sales in its medical imaging unit edging up.

July 26, 2007

ImaRx prices IPO, shares edge lower

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biopharmaceutical company ImaRx Therapeutics picked a rough day to go public. Shares of the Tucson, AZ-based firm fell almost 5% after trading started on the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 310 points.

July 26, 2007

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