Nuclear Radiology: Page 72

Gamma camera market to hit $820M by 2015

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The global market for gamma cameras is projected to produce $820 million in revenue by 2015, according to a new market research report by Global Industry Analysts.

January 25, 2011

Philips nets CE Mark for PET/MRI

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has received the CE Mark for its whole-body Ingenuity TF PET/MRI system.

January 24, 2011

Study questions PET efficacy with gliomas

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A report from the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care has determined that "no robust conclusions are possible" on the advantages or disadvantages of using PET to detect recurrences of malignant gliomas.

January 19, 2011

PET may help find cause for epileptic brain disease in kids

By Wayne Forrest

With the help of FDG-PET, French researchers have discovered a common brain dysfunction among school-age children afflicted with fever-induced refractory epileptic encephalopathy, according to a study published in the January edition of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

January 2, 2011

NEA: Medical isotope shortages could become commonplace

Supply shortages of molybdenum-99 could become commonplace over the next decade unless longer-term actions are taken, concludes a report from the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

December 30, 2010

GE forms joint ventures in Russia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has formed two joint ventures in Russia, one to manufacture medical imaging equipment in the country and the other to build power generation turbines.

December 26, 2010