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3D PET/CT demonstrates virtual vigor

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

The combination of 3D imaging technology with PET/CT holds the potential for guiding surgical procedures and for adding important diagnostic information that may herald new applications for the use of PET/CT, according to a pilot study by researchers at Stanford University.

July 26, 2006

Cytogen begins phase III study for Quadramet

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen said that the National Cancer Institute's Radiation Treatment Oncology Group (RTOG) has initiated a randomized phase III trial involving its Quadramet radiopharmaceutical.

July 25, 2006

Alzheimer's Association funds PET scan study

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Alzheimer's Association has awarded a $2.1 million research grant to the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI). The funds will be used to expand the five-year study to include PET scans using Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB), according to the association.

July 23, 2006

IMV reports nuclear medicine growth

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

U.S. procedure volume in nuclear medicine (excluding PET studies) has been growing at an annualized rate of 5% since 2002, according to a new report published by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division of Des Plaines, IL.

July 23, 2006

FDG-PET successfully diagnoses chronic osteomyelitis

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

FDG-PET has demonstrated great strength in oncology imaging, and is beginning to flex its muscles in infection and inflammation imaging as well. Researchers from Philadelphia have found that FDG-PET is a highly effective imaging method for diagnosing chronic osteomyelitis, a severe and painful infection resulting from bone tissue death due to lost blood supply.

July 20, 2006

Thermo Electron acquires GV Instruments

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical instrumentation provider Thermo Electron has purchased GV Instruments of Manchester, U.K., a manufacturer of isotope ratio mass spectrometers (IRMS).

July 19, 2006