Molecular Imaging: Page 473

Sagemark expands NY PET operations

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET imaging center operator Sagemark Companies said that it has expanded operations at its PET imaging facility in Rockville Centre, NY, with the addition of a new 16-slice PET/CT imaging system.

November 13, 2006

Radiopharma firms broaden horizons with new agents

By Brian Casey

November 8, 2006

SNM offers travel tips for nuke med patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

SNM is advising medical professionals to counsel patients who undergo nuclear medicine procedures that residual radiation from medical treatments may cause travel delays due to increased security scanning at places such as airport boarding areas, rail stations, ports, international border crossings, bridges, and tunnels.

November 8, 2006

BioSphere gets FDA nod for QuadraSphere

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional device developer BioSphere Medical reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the 510(k) application for the company's QuadraSphere microspheres.

November 8, 2006

IBA Molecular begins distribution from Kansas City

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

IBA Molecular has commenced distribution of PET radiopharmaceuticals from a site in Kansas City, MO.

November 8, 2006

New growth for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals

By Marvin Burns

Based on the number of new products in the pipeline and the amount of venture capital being invested, the future looks promising for radiopharmaceuticals. Current research efforts include novel approaches to imaging myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, in vivo infection imaging, and new molecular imaging methodologies for oncology.

November 8, 2006