Nuclear Radiology: Page 83

GE inks deal with Brigham and Women's

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has inked a long-term PET research agreement with Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston.

April 13, 2009

Gated SPECT best indicator for cardiac events

By Wayne Forrest

Myocardial perfusion abnormalities obtained after stress, as well as the extent of scar tissue detected by gated SPECT, are the best predictors of cardiac events in patients with suspected or known ischemic heart disease, according to a new Italian study.

April 12, 2009

Brown adipose tissue physiologically active in adults

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 9 - Contrary to what many people have thought, brown adipose tissue appears to be physiologically active in adult humans, according to the results of three studies reported in the New England Journal of Medicine for April 9.

April 8, 2009

CT for brain metastasis unnecessary after PET/CT

By Eric Barnes

A CT scan is often ordered to find brain metastases in lung cancer patients. But if a whole-body PET/CT scan is already available from the original workup, there's no need for a dedicated CT scan, according to researchers from Belgium, who found that the CT portion of the PET/CT scan is enough for the initial diagnosis.

April 1, 2009

IBA sells Cyclone 30 in Germany

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) sold a new version of its Cyclone 30 cyclotron to the Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine, a department of the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany.

March 24, 2009

Siemens nets London PET/CT, CT installs

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens Healthcare has completed three London installs of its PET/CT and CT systems.

March 10, 2009

3D CT detection of perfusion defects mirrors SPECT

By Eric Barnes

VIENNA - Three-dimensional images from normal coronary CT angiography scans are highly sensitive for detecting fixed perfusion defects compared to myocardial SPECT. A special reconstruction technique performed with customized software does the job without the need for additional radiation or contrast.

March 7, 2009

Petten nuclear reactor to restart

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group is scheduled to restart its nuclear reactor in Petten, Netherlands, on February 18, ending a six-month shutdown.

February 11, 2009

IBA inks pact with Eczacıbaşı-Monrol

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) will use Eczacıbaşı-Monrol Nuclear Products of Gebze, Turkey, to expand into the Balkans, Middle East, North Africa, and central and eastern Europe.

February 8, 2009

Eckert & Ziegler acquires Nuclitec

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Radiotherapy and radiopharmaceutical developer Eckert & Ziegler Strahlen-und Medizintechnik has acquired Nuclitec and its two French and U.S. affiliates.

January 25, 2009

Bayer partners with Hamamatsu

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Bayer Schering Pharma and Hamamatsu Photonics have signed a licensing agreement to share their products and expertise in molecular imaging for cancer.

January 11, 2009

MRI beats PET for myocardial evaluation in patients with impaired LV function

By Eric Barnes

While MRI is known to detect more myocardial scarring than PET in patients with occlusive coronary artery disease, a new study suggests that contrast-enhanced MRI can make a critical difference in treatment planning for revascularization candidates with severely impaired left ventricular (LV) function.

January 8, 2009

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