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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

Coronary artery calcium independently predicts risk in CAD patients

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 29 - Coronary calcium scoring can be used to predict future severe cardiac events in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a new study in Radiology.

July 28, 2009

SNM extends trials network to Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine society SNM announced that its Clinical Trials Network has expanded its membership with several European commercial providers of PET radiopharmaceuticals.

July 22, 2009

Adding PET to 64-slice CT aids detection of heart disease

By Wayne Forrest

Adding functional data from PET to 64-slice coronary CT angiography can improve the latter's ability to detect coronary artery disease, overcoming the modality's historic weak point in specificity, according to U.K. researchers.

July 19, 2009

IBA secures Italian installation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) has signed a deal to build a proton therapy center in Trento, Italy.

July 19, 2009

Hybrid FDG-PET, MRI not ready for carotid plaque assessment

By Wayne Forrest

Although FDG-PET and MRI can contribute separately to the detection and assessment of carotid plaque, there is a lack of consensus between the two modalities when combined for hybrid imaging, according to U.K. researchers.

July 15, 2009

New tests may help spot early-stage Alzheimer's

By Reuters Health

CHICAGO (Reuters), Jul 15 - New tests assessing brain changes and body chemistry are showing promise at diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages, aiding the search for new drugs, researchers said on Tuesday.

July 14, 2009

SPECT may aid in diagnosing early Alzheimer's disease

By Charlene Laino

VIENNA - SPECT may be useful for the very early detection of Alzheimer's disease, according to research reported at the Alzheimer's Association's 2009 International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease.

July 13, 2009

Nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging can reduce hospital costs for suspected MI

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 13 - For low-risk emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, acute nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has the potential to safely reduce the number of hospital admissions and to lower overall costs, Swedish investigators report.

July 12, 2009

Petten reactor set for July 18 shutdown

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The annual summer shutdown of the High Flux Reactor in Petten, Netherlands, will begin July 18.

July 9, 2009

Peregrine nets European patent

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals has received a European patent for its In-Line labeling technology, used to link biological agents to labels for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

July 1, 2009

PET/CT improves preoperative staging of non-small cell lung cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 2 - Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) improves the staging of non-small cell lung cancer and also reduces the numbers of total and futile thoracotomies, Danish researchers report in the July 2 New England Journal of Medicine.

July 1, 2009

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