Nuclear Radiology: Page 54

Refurbished equipment helps imaging facilities do more with less

By Brian Casey

Farida Razvi was facing a dilemma. As manager of the nuclear medicine department at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, she wanted to replace the hospital's aging single-head gamma camera, a Prism system of Picker International vintage. But as a nonprofit community hospital, Mount Sinai faced serious budget constraints in terms of how much money it could commit to acquiring new technology.

February 28, 2007

Digirad's revenues advance in 2006

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The delivery of more gamma cameras meant greater revenues for nuclear medicine vendor Digirad in 2006, although the company still posted a loss for the year.

February 19, 2007

SPECT/CT improves sentinel node detection in overweight breast cancer patients

By Shalmali Pal

Excessive weight and a high body mass index (BMI) pose a host of complications in breast cancer patients. Nuclear medicine specialists have proposed using SPECT/CT in these women to improve sentinel node identification and spatial resolution, as well as overall image quality. SPECT/CT results in this population can directly affect surgical management, according to a study in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

February 13, 2007

Neoprobe gets FDA nod for more Lymphoseek trials

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin patient enrollment in two phase I clinical studies for its Lymphoseek targeting agent.

January 16, 2007

Solid-state dual-head camera supercharges molecular breast imaging

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Molecular breast imaging's potential for detecting malignant tumors has been constrained by different factors, such as the limitation of conventional scintimammography with Tc-99m sestamibi in detecting smaller malignant tumors. But Mayo Clinic researchers may have overcome these drawbacks by developing a solid-state dual-head gamma camera for breast imaging.

December 18, 2006

Nuclear Medicine, Volumes 1 and 2

Nuclear Medicine, Volumes 1 and 2 present a complex subject in an easily accessible way. Someone with only an undergraduate level understanding of physics and chemistry could still be brought up-to-speed on the field just by reading these books.

December 14, 2006