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Positron emission mammography shows promise for breast imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Positive results in mammography and ultrasound don't always correspond to malignancy, so researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, developed a technique that coregisters PET and mammographic images.
October 27, 2002
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Syncor debuts radiation emergency kits
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Syncor Radiation Management has begun marketing an emergency kit for use in possible terrorist attacks involving radiation contamination.
October 27, 2002
Cytogen implements reverse stock split
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biopharmaceutical vendor Cytogen has implemented a 1-for-10 reverse stock split.
October 27, 2002
SRU conferees select thresholds for ultrasound diagnosis of carotid disease
By Tracie L. Thompson
SAN FRANCISCO - Despite a wide range of numbers seen in the medical literature, a multidisciplinary committee of nearly 25 experts arrived at a surprisingly easy consensus last week on ultrasound thresholds for diagnosing stenosis of the internal carotid artery.
October 27, 2002
GE adds to PET offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems reported three developments in its PET activities at the Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting this week in San Diego.
October 27, 2002
Varian reports strong earnings growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Varian Medical Systems reported fourth-quarter fiscal 2002 revenues of $261 million, up 16% from the same period a year earlier, on strong order growth in North America and Europe.
October 24, 2002
Epix losses continue, MS-325 enrollment completed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Epix Medical reported third-quarter revenues of $2.8 million, down 22.2% compared with the $3.6 million reported in the third quarter of 2001.
October 24, 2002
GE hits Excite MRI sales milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI, said it has received more than 200 orders worldwide for its Excite MRI technology.
October 24, 2002
PET-CT pioneers see benefit in key applications
By Brian Casey
SAN DIEGO - Hybrid PET-CT is all the rage in medical imaging, but when is it appropriate to use this powerful but expensive technology? A radiologist from the first hybrid PET-CT site in the world addressed the question at this week’s Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting.
October 24, 2002
GE inks deal with optical imaging firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SAN DIEGO - GE Medical Systems is moving into optical imaging, thanks to a deal with ART Advanced Research Technologies.
October 24, 2002
Limiting PET radiation exposure requires tools, techniques
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Due to its relatively high photon energy, PET typically exposes personnel to higher radiation doses than do other nuclear medicine procedures. A presentation at the Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting offered strategies for minimizing the risk.
October 24, 2002
Minnies semifinal deadline is nigh
By Brian Casey
October 24, 2002
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