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SPECT ties functional brain abnormalities to fibromyalgia

By Wayne Forrest

Using SPECT, researchers in France have detected functional abnormalities in certain regions of the brain in fibromyalgia patients. The findings support the idea that fibromyalgia symptoms are related to a dysfunction in the parts of the brain where pain is processed.

November 6, 2008

Belgium to restart medical isotope production

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Belgium's nuclear regulators have given their approval for the production of medical isotopes at the National Institute of Radioelements at Fleurus.

November 4, 2008

Alliance Medical buys Tomovation

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Imaging services provider Alliance Medical of Warwickshire, U.K., is expanding its presence in the German market with its acquisition of Tomovation of Castrop-Rauxel, Germany.

October 20, 2008

Cerebral perfusion pattern tied to subarachnoid hemorrhage outcome

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 17 - Following treatment for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), increased cerebral perfusion heterogeneity is an independent predictor of poor clinical outcome, Finnish researchers report in the October issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.

October 16, 2008

Studies: Philips software assists in dementia diagnosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A two-site research study is showing positive results for Philips Healthcare's decision support software tool for the automatic evaluation of dementia using PET image data.

October 15, 2008

Dutch reactor won't restart until February 2009

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

European nuclear medicine practitioners got good news and bad news this week on the status of a Dutch nuclear reactor whose shutdown has imperiled supplies of radioisotopes around the world.

October 14, 2008