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FDG uptake in obese patients may signal serious cardiac risk
By
Shalmali Pal
SAN DIEGO - FDG uptake in the aorta of an overweight patient may serve as a marker for atherosclerosis, according to a presentation this week at the 2006 Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 6, 2006
Digirad touts new high-def detectors
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine vendor Digirad promoted its new HDSD high-definition digital detectors in its booth at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 6, 2006
Segami highlights fusion, scheduling upgrades
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine software developer Segami of Columbia, MD, demonstrated enhancements to its Mirage line of advanced visualization and communication software at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 6, 2006
Positron buys gamma camera firm IS2
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor Positron of Houston has purchased Canadian gamma camera developer IS2 Medical Systems in a move designed to give Positron better access to the cardiologist office market.
June 5, 2006
Cardiac SPECT/CT fusion captures SNM's Image of the Year
By
Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - A fused cardiac image rendered through the combination of dual-head SPECT with 64-slice CT technology by researchers from the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland was awarded the Society of Nuclear Medicine's (SNM) 2006 Image of the Year on Monday afternoon.
June 5, 2006
Adaptive trigger delay compensates for motion in cardiac MR
By
Eric Barnes
The heart has resisted attempts to image it crisply in every modality. Cardiac MRI in particular has struggled with the effects of cardiac motion. But now a new study proposes an adaptive trigger delay method to compensate for beat-to-beat variations in coronary motion.
June 5, 2006
Accuracy of colon cancer staging boosted with 'all-in-one' PET/CT algorithm
By
Shalmali Pal
SAN DIEGO - A whole-body colorectal cancer staging algorithm that includes PET/CT can improve accuracy while shortening the time to treatment, according to a presentation this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 5, 2006
GE rolls out Vivid 7 software upgrade
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has introduced its Vivid 7 Dimension '06 software upgrade.
June 4, 2006
Hormone therapy, radiation reduce early-stage prostate cancer recurrence; yoga benefits breast cancer patients
By
Peggy Peck
ATLANTA - Data from seven randomized trials suggest that combining adjuvant hormonal therapy with radiotherapy will significantly reduce the risk of recurrence in patients with early-stage prostate cancer, while another study found that yoga may benefit women undergoing radiation therapy for breast cancer, researchers reported Sunday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.
June 4, 2006
Dual-tracer PET possible for cerebral gliomas
By
Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Imaging brain cancers with PET may benefit from the use of two separate tracers, F-18 FDG and O-(2-[F-18]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (F-18 FET), in consecutive exams performed on the same day, according to a presentation at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 4, 2006
Experimental CAD scheme makes quick work of bone scintigraphy analysis
By
Shalmali Pal
SAN DIEGO - A computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme developed by a group at the University of Chicago offers a high sensitivity for detecting interval changes on bone scintigraphy. The scheme was also found to reduce reading time and reveal changes in soft tissue, according to a presentation this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting.
June 4, 2006
CardiArc taps COO
Cardiac imaging device developer CardiArc has named John Heinrich, Ph.D., as COO.
June 4, 2006
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