Nuclear Radiology: Page 66

CT perfusion plus PET/CT aids lung cancer diagnosis

By Eric Barnes

Adding CT perfusion scans to routine PET/CT offers critical new information about tumor viability that can improve staging and management noninvasively in patients with suspected lung cancer, according to a study from Italy.

February 28, 2012

Choline-PET/CT changes prostate cancer treatment plans

By Wayne Forrest

Swiss researchers have found that PET/CT scans with the radiopharmaceutical choline can change treatment plans for certain patients with recurrent prostate cancer. Study results showed that choline-PET/CT significantly affected therapy management.

February 13, 2012

Positron signs Sr-82 deal with Russian firm

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Manhattan Isotope Technology, a subsidiary of PET developer Positron, has signed an agreement with the Institute for Nuclear Research of Troitsk, Russia, to collaborate on the production of strontium-82 (Sr-82).

February 6, 2012

PET aids tough breast cancer cases

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PET imaging with FDG and a radiopharmaceutical that targets estrogen receptors can help physicians gather more information in difficult breast cancer cases, according to two studies in the February issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

February 6, 2012

Group urges import ban on Russian Mo-99

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A coalition of U.S. public health, medical, and nuclear nonproliferation groups is urging Congress to restrict the use of imported molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) from Russia, which uses bomb-grade uranium to produce the radioisotope.

January 30, 2012

Digirad obtains CE Mark for Cardius

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine firm Digirad has received the CE Mark for its Cardius X-ACT imaging system in Europe.

January 25, 2012

Naviscan completes PET/mammo installations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PET developer Naviscan has installed its positron emission mammography scanner in two European healthcare facilities.

January 24, 2012

NRG gets OK for new nuclear reactor

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) received approval from the Dutch government on January 20 to proceed with a new nuclear research reactor to replace an existing reactor in Petten.

January 22, 2012

How molecular imaging was born

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

As molecular imaging continues to develop, it's worth considering the origins of nuclear medicine, which has a long and rich history. Appreciating the early days of nuclear medicine can lead to a better understanding of today's developments, according to Dr. Adrian Thomas in his latest column.

January 15, 2012

Nuclear medicine market looks set for global growth

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new report from market research firm GlobalData predicts the global nuclear imaging equipment market could reach $2.9 billion by 2017.

December 7, 2011

PET/MRI surpasses PET/CT for some abdominal lesions

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - PET/MRI can outperform PET/CT for lesion conspicuity and characterization in the abdomen, particularly in the liver, according to a study presented by Swiss researchers at the RSNA 2011 meeting.

December 1, 2011

Fresh doubt cast on value of German radiation dose guidelines

By Rebekah Moan

CHICAGO - A German expert voiced grave concern at this week's RSNA 2011 congress about whether diagnostic reference levels for nuclear medicine are having any real impact on routine clinical practice.

November 29, 2011

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