Molecular Imaging: Page 484

IsoRay begins cesium-131 production testing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical said it has begun production testing the creation of cesium-131 at the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls.

July 6, 2006

PET trumps MRI for brain cancer chemo response

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Monitoring the effectiveness of chemotherapy for brain cancer is a critical element in the treatment of the disease. A recent study by French researchers indicates that monitoring chemotherapy efficacy with FDG-PET may detect recurrence of high-grade glioma earlier than imaging studies conducted with MRI.

July 6, 2006

Cardinal scoops up PET radiopharma facilities

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare products firm Cardinal Health has reached an agreement to acquire five PET radiopharmaceutical production facilities, and manage a sixth site.

July 5, 2006

Draxis joins Nasdaq Global Select Market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian pharmaceutical firm Draxis Health has been included in the new Nasdaq Global Select Market.

July 4, 2006

Elekta signs Odense University Hospital

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish radiation therapy vendor Elekta will be supplying several of its medical linear accelerators to Odense University Hospital in Denmark.

July 2, 2006

Imaging's big future gets smaller

By Eric Barnes

OSAKA - Radiology has traditionally focused on anatomic imaging, but the future of imaging is looking smaller -- at new ways of imaging diseases and metabolic pathways to diagnose and treat diseases at an earlier stage, according a presentation at the Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery (CARS) meeting.

July 2, 2006