Molecular Imaging: Page 497

Siemens scores first Symbia S SPECT sale

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions reported that it has installed its first Symbia S SPECT system at St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates, IL.

May 10, 2006

Intradermal injection for breast scintigraphy allows direct access to swollen nodes

By Shalmali Pal

A few years ago, U.K. clinicians studied the optimal method for imaging lymphatic vessels of the upper limb, and found that intradermal injection provided rapid deployment of radiotracers to the vessels, making it ideal for imaging lymphatic morphology. But does this method work as well in the case of breast cancer-related lymphedema? The same researchers sought the answer to that question with a new study in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

May 9, 2006

NOPR opens, with modifications

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) opened yesterday with the acceptance of its first patient entries. The registry permits participating Medicare beneficiaries to receive PET coverage for many types of cancers.

May 8, 2006

Siemens reports first Biograph 64 patient scans

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions said that the first patients have been scanned with its Biograph 64-slice PET/CT scanner.

May 7, 2006

Schering divests CIS radiopharma unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

German contrast media firm Schering has completed the divestiture of the radiopharmaceutical business of CIS bio international to a consortium formed by Belgian companies Ion Beam Applications and the Institut National des Radioéléments (IRE).

May 7, 2006

PET/CT is powerful for radiation therapy planning

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

VANCOUVER - Fusion imaging provided by PET/CT may improve the accuracy of radiation therapy planning by decreasing errors caused by organ motion and deformation, according to a presentation at this week's American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.

May 3, 2006