Molecular Imaging: Page 498

CardiArc receives FDA nod for SPECT unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiac imaging device developer CardiArc has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its cardiac SPECT gamma camera.

January 24, 2006

Gamma Medica-Ideas posts strong December

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Molecular imaging system developer Gamma Medica-Ideas shipped six of its Flex preclinical imaging systems in December to U.S. and Canadian academic and pharmaceutical customers.

January 19, 2006

MRI, PET/CT show different strengths in tumor staging

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Whole-body MRI and PET/CT differ in their capabilities when conducting tumor, node, and metastasis (TNM) staging, with PET/CT demonstrating superior sensitivity and specificity for lymph node staging, while whole-body MRI showed strength in detecting distant metastases, according to German researchers.

January 19, 2006

USP report blasts radiology medication errors

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Medication errors in radiology were seven times more harmful than errors in other areas of medical practice from 2000-2004, according to a report by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). But critics called the report misleading in light of the low number of actual errors reported.

January 18, 2006

UltraSPECT brings Xpress.cardiac to Europe

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli nuclear medicine developer UltraSPECT has completed the first European installation of its Xpress.cardiac package.

January 17, 2006

AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Radiology Insider

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

January 15, 2006

Draxis radiopharmaceutical approved

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical developer Draxis Health has received FDA approval for its supplemental new drug application for sodium iodide I-131 oral capsules.

January 12, 2006

Tyco to split into three units

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breaking up may be hard to do, but industrial conglomerate Tyco International of Pembroke, Bermuda, is going to take a crack at it by splitting into three independent, publicly traded companies.

January 12, 2006

Imagin inks PET center JV

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET and PET/CT imaging center developer Imagin Molecular of Oak Brook, IL, reported that it has entered into an agreement with PET Management Services of Niagara, NY.

January 10, 2006

Digirad makes management moves

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad of Poway, CA, said that its president, Mark Casner, has been named as CEO of the firm, succeeding Gary Burbach, effective January 15 this year.

January 9, 2006

HCG rolls out modular building for Philips' Gemini

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

HCG Building Technologies has opened the first modular building to house Philips Medical Systems' Gemini PET/CT scanner.

January 9, 2006

Higher 2005 revenues for Cytogen

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Biopharmaceutical firm Cytogen reported preliminary fourth-quarter total product sales of approximately $4.2 million, up 13% compared with the $3.5 million posted a year ago.

January 8, 2006

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