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SNM releases plan to address isotope shortage

Thursday, June 18 2009
In response to the recurring global medical isotope crisis, SNM has issued a call-to-action plan highlighting its commitment to finding a solution to eliminate future molybydenum-99 (Mo-99) supply disruptions.

SNM: 2009 Image of Year highlights two radioimmunotherapy agents

Monday, June 15 2009
A PET scan depicting how radioimmunotherapy can successfully treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) using either Iodine-131 tositumomab (Bexxar) or Yttrium-90 ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) was presented today as the 2009 Image of the Year at the SNM meeting in Toronto.

Congress members tout imaging benefits to Obama

Monday, June 15 2009
Fifty-seven members of Congress have written a bipartisan letter to President Barack Obama, heralding the benefits of medical imaging and urging him to "consider the value of these life-saving technologies."
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South Africa isotope reactor ramps up Mo-99 production

Industry News | Thursday, June 25 2009
The Safari-1 reactor at the Pelindaba nuclear facility in South Africa has geared up production of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) in response to the global shortage of medical isotopes, which has disrupted and halted treatments for cancer patients.

PDS introduces NeuroPET scanner

New Products | Wednesday, June 24 2009
PhotoDetection Systems (PDS) introduced its NeuroPET scanner to the molecular imaging community at the recent 2009 SNM annual meeting in Toronto.

MR spectroscopy could replace liver biopsy for assessing radiation injury

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, June 24 2009
Although liver biopsy is the gold-standard test for early acute hepatic injury--which has a risk of hepatocytes' necrosis, fatty degeneration and hepatic fibrosis--31P MR spectroscopy could offer a non-invasive alternative, according to research published June 14 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology.

AMI launches PET imaging awareness kits

Industry News | Tuesday, June 23 2009
The Institute for Molecular Technologies, a council of the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI), on Friday introduced the ACE Awareness, Communication and Education program developed to generate awareness and enhance the quality of PET imaging. The ACE kits, which address all indications covered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for PET imaging, will be available July 1.

Saskatchewan seeks to develop isotope industry

Industry News | Monday, June 22 2009
The leader of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is seeking to build a nuclear reactor and transform his province into a producer of medical isotopes, the Globe and Mail reported this past weekend.

Canadian provider to receive $650K for breast cancer research

Industry News | Thursday, June 18 2009
The Canada Foundation for Innovation has granted CAD $737,000 ($650,000, U.S.) to Barry McLellan, MD, president and CEO of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, to develop the Integrated Breast Cancer Research Biomatrix--a data warehouse to integrate imaging, pathological, molecular and clinical data from breast cancer patients.

Canadian university could replace Chalk River for producing isotopes

Industry News | Wednesday, June 17 2009
McMaster University in Ontario said it can produce four times the Canadian demand for technetium-99m (Tc-99m)  than the failing Chalk River reactor, provided it receives CAD $30 million ($26.5 million, U.S.) in government funding over the next five years.

Dilon releases software upgrade

New Products | Wednesday, June 17 2009
Dilon Technologies' newest software update for its Dilon 6800 gamma camera includes enhancements for both breast and general nuclear medicine image processing.

SNM: PET/MR prototype could improve breast cancer imaging

Conference News | Wednesday, June 17 2009
A prototype breast imaging system combining PET and MRI technologies could greatly improve breast cancer imaging capabilities, according to a study presented on Monday at the 2009 SNM meeting in Toronto.

SNM: PET, motion-frozen tech combo improves cardiac studies

Conference News | Wednesday, June 17 2009
A study presented Monday at the 2009 SNM meeting in Toronto demonstrated that combining high-definition PET and motion-frozen technologies delivers exceptional image quality and can significantly change the diagnosis of patients with heart disease.

SNM: Collimator combination clarifies small-tumor SPECT

Conference News | Monday, June 15 2009
Combining high-resolution and high-sensitivity collimation provides better quality SPECT images, according to a study presented Monday at the 2009 SNM meeting in Toronto.

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