Molecular Imaging: Page 114

PET/CT helps speed lung cancer diagnosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

FDG-PET/CT can expedite the diagnosis of lung cancer in an outpatient setting, according to research from the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam.

October 1, 2009

In vivo brain amyloid test predicts progression to Alzheimer's disease

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 24 - Increased brain amyloid load is associated with an increased risk of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the September 8 issue of Neurology.

September 23, 2009

IBA, Aposense join forces

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and molecular imaging and therapy developer Aposense have agreed to exclusively collaborate on the commercialization of Aposense's ML-10 PET tracer for molecular imaging of apoptosis.

September 21, 2009

SPECT/CT helps novice clinicians detect arthritic joints

By Wayne Forrest

SPECT/CT can help orthopedic surgeons and radiologists identify multiple arthritic joints in the feet and ankles and localize degenerative joint disease, according to a study published in the September issue of the British edition of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

September 7, 2009

PET/CT may help detect recurring prostate cancer earlier

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PET/CT scans with the imaging agent choline could detect recurring prostate cancer sooner than conventional imaging technologies in some patients who have had their prostates surgically removed.

September 1, 2009

IBA takes cyclotron order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has received an order for four Cyclone 18 cyclotron systems from Eczacıbaşı-Monrol Nuclear Products.

August 30, 2009

LabLogic expands to Ireland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

LabLogic has installed its Mini-Scan radio TLC scanner and Laura radiochromatography software in PET and nuclear medicine facilities in Northern Ireland and Ireland.

August 27, 2009

Petten reactor back online

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group High Flux Reactor in Petten, Netherlands, is back online ahead of schedule.

August 17, 2009

PET testing reduces futile resections for colorectal liver metastases

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 17 - Use of F-18 FDG-PET imaging can reduce the rate of futile laparotomies in patients with colorectal liver metastases from 45% to 28%, according to a report in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 16, 2009

Noncontrast CT with PET reduces melanoma radiation dose

By Wayne Forrest

Using a low-dose protocol and eliminating contrast from the CT portion of PET/CT studies resulted in only slightly lower sensitivity for detecting metastases in melanoma patients, while delivering less radiation and no exposure to potential contrast reactions, German researchers found.

August 11, 2009

GE installs first Discovery SPECT/CT

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has completed the first installations of its new cadmium zinc telluride-based SPECT/CT nuclear cardiology camera, Discovery NM/CT 570c.

August 10, 2009

Dual-source CTA turns in mixed results for coronary stenoses

By Wayne Forrest

Dual-source CT angiography (CTA) achieves a high negative predictive value in excluding coronary artery stenoses in patients with stable coronary artery disease, but the modality is "very limited" in its ability to predict the presence of ischemia, according to a study by German researchers.

July 29, 2009

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