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FDG-PET improves staging of small cell lung cancer
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHILADELPHIA - A group of European nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists on Sunday presented compelling evidence at the 2004 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting that 18F-FDG-PET should be included in the diagnostic armamentarium for small cell lung cancer.
June 20, 2004
First segment of PET/CT imaging atlas goes live
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The first module of a free, interactive Web-based PET/CT imaging atlas is available at the Web site of the Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine (JPNM), a collaborative venture of Boston-area medical institutions.
June 20, 2004
Siemens unveils SPECT/CT offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions is introducing TruePoint, a SPECT/CT hybrid imaging technology, at this week's annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) in Philadelphia.
June 20, 2004
Frequency of repairs for cardiac cath labs compared
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Digirad debuts Cardius-1M
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad has debuted Cardius-1M, a mobile, solid-state nuclear gamma camera designed for cardiac imaging applications.
June 17, 2004
NovaRad adds to client list
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS provider NovaRad has signed contracts to install its NovaPACS network at Coulee Community Hospital in Grand Coulee, WA, and Imaging Center in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Imaging Center has also purchased an Agfa CR scanner, according to American Fork, UT-based NovaRad.
June 17, 2004
Radiation Therapy Services prices IPO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation treatment center operator Radiation Therapy Services said its initial public offering (IPO) of 5.5 million shares has been priced at $13 per share.
June 17, 2004
CMS loosens PET purse strings
By Shalmali Pal
PET advocates finally pulled out the pins and needles this week when the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it would extend Medicare coverage to certain patients suspected of having Alzheimer's disease.
June 17, 2004
Ultrasound screening for AAA must weigh treatment risks
By Erik L. Ridley
While ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is gaining support, there is some concern that wider screening and new surgical repair techniques may actually increase perioperative deaths among patients whose aneurysms were not likely to rupture, according to Dr. Christopher Merritt.
June 17, 2004
CT gains ground in urology
By Eric Barnes
CT urography and cytoscopy are becoming the imaging team of choice for evaluating the urinary system, potentially replacing radiographic procedures such as intravenous or retrograde pyelography as often as 80% of the time, researchers report.
June 17, 2004
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Hitachi to spotlight SceptreP3 PET/CT system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hitachi Medical Systems America will be introducing its PET/CT hybrid imaging system, with connectivity via the company's AVIA PACS architecture, at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting next week.
June 16, 2004
MDS Nordion, Molecular Insight link up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian radioisotope supplier MDS Nordion and radioisotope imaging developer Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, MA, will develop radiolabeled beta-methyl-iodophenylpentadecanoic acid.
June 16, 2004
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