Nuclear Radiology: Page 64

Digirad revenues rise, but loss widens in Q1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad reported first-quarter revenues of $18 million, up 13% compared with the $15.9 million turned in during the first quarter of 2004.

May 2, 2005

Gamma-based imaging proves useful in breast cancer metastases

By Shalmali Pal

Two recent studies have taken a closer look at the role of gamma cameras and gamma probes in tracking the spread of breast cancer. In the first study, Japanese researchers compared SPECT to FDG-PET for detecting bone metastasis to the axial skeleton in breast cancer cases. In the second paper, French authors compared gamma probes for sentinel lymph node detection, which is an important guide for therapeutic choices.

April 28, 2005

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AuntMinnie.com Molecular Imaging Radiology Insider

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

April 24, 2005

Neoprobe inks new Lymphoseek deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe of Dublin, OH, has signed an agreement with the University of California, San Diego that will enable the company to expand its Lymphoseek radiopharmaceutical into applications in ultrasound and optical imaging.

April 20, 2005

Additional 510(k) for Medx computer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera refurbishing firm Medx has received an additional Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its NuQuest computer.

April 14, 2005

Digirad shows mobile triple-head gamma camera

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad is showing a prototype of its mobile triple-head Cardius-3 gamma camera at this week's American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Orlando.

March 6, 2005

MDCT staging may obviate bone scintigraphy in some patients

VIENNA - Cancer patients undergoing full CT staging may not always need a bone scintigraphy exam, thanks to the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector-row CT scanners. A study presented today at the tumor imaging sessions of the 2005 European Congress of Radiology found 16-slice CT to be statistically equivalent to scintigraphy for detecting skeletal metastases.

March 5, 2005

SNM awards technologist grants

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Nuclear Medicine recently awarded $40,000 in scholarships and grants for molecular/nuclear medicine technologist students.

February 22, 2005

Medx to refurb Siemens gamma cameras

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera refurbishing firm Medx of Arlington Heights, IL, has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to remanufacture Orbiter gamma cameras originally built by Siemens Medical Solutions of Malvern, PA.

February 10, 2005

Dilon gets Washington install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera developer Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, has installed its Dilon 6800 breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) system at Providence Centralia Hospital in Centralia, WA.

February 8, 2005

Nuclear Medicine and PET: Technology and Techniques

Representing the current standard of practice in nuclear medicine, Nuclear Medicine and PET: Technology and Techniques is well-designed and meaningful. New students, as well as seasoned veterans, will benefit from this contribution by recognized leaders in the field.

January 23, 2005

PET, SPECT show MMSE to be poor prognosticator of Alzheimer's

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is widely used to assess the severity of dementia. But in comparing MMSE scores with PET and SPECT results of Alzheimer's patients, researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center found that the MMSE poorly predicted the severity of imaging results, and that evaluating dementia with PET and SPECT may hasten Alzheimer's diagnoses.

December 23, 2004

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