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Mass. audit reveals cash burden of unnecessary imaging

Friday, September 03 2010
Massachusetts State Auditor Joe DeNucci has reported that the state's Medicaid program, MassHealth, may be losing millions of dollars due to unnecessary advanced imaging services, such as CT and MRI exams.

EU deal seeks to secure Tc-99m supply beyond 2015

Thursday, September 02 2010
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, Institute for Radioelements in Fleurus, Belgium, and Ion Beam Applications in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, three major distributors of radioisotopes for medical exams in Europe, have partnered to secure the supply of technetium-99 (Tc-99m) beyond 2015.
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Spectral to complete development of melanoma detection product this month

New Products | Thursday, September 02 2010
Spectral Molecular Imaging, a subsidiary of Cascade Technologies, will complete development of its new product SkinSpect, aimed at early detection of melanoma by hyperspectral imaging, in mid-September, ahead of schedule.

Siemens installs SPECT/CT at U.K. hospital

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, September 02 2010
A hybrid SPECT/CT scanner from Siemens Healthcare, the Symbia T TruePoint, has been installed in the nuclear medicine department at Southend Hospital, part of Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Essex, U.K.

N.Y. cautions patients on pediatric CT imaging

Industry News | Tuesday, September 07 2010
The N.Y. State Department of Health is issuing informational pamphlets and child medical imaging cards as part of a campaign to raise awareness about radiation safety issues associated with CT imaging of children. The materials are being provided to 16,000 pediatricians and physicians statewide, who will distribute them to patients and parents.

Bruker introduces desktop MRI system

New Products | Tuesday, September 07 2010
Bruker introduced a new desktop MRI scanner, to bring preclinical MRI within reach for a broader range of molecular imaging laboratories at the 2010 World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) in Kyoto, Japan this week.

VirtualScopics, ABX-CRO collaborate on nuke med trials

Partnerships & Alliances | Tuesday, September 07 2010
VirtualScopics, a provider of quantitative imaging for clinical trials, has entered into a scientific collaboration, specific to molecular imaging, with ABX-CRO, a Dresden, Germany-based full-service contract research organization (CRO).

JNMT: Retrograde filling of urinary bladder improves quality of FDG PET/CT

Clinical Studies | Tuesday, September 07 2010
Retrograde filling reduces urinary FDG activity and improves the quality of FDG PET/CT images for pelvic tumor interpretation and is recommended to assess bladder wall lesions and malignancies in other pelvic locations, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology.

Siemens grants awards in preclinical maging

Industry News | Wednesday, September 08 2010
Siemens Healthcare has selected winners for the seventh annual preclinical image of the year awards for images from preclinical research at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) in Kyoto, Japan.

Sofie unveils open-source translational image analysis software

Partnerships & Alliances | Wednesday, September 08 2010
Sofie Biosciences, a molecular imaging company, has partnered with the image analysis software group, the OsiriX Foundation to allow researchers and clinicians to review preclinical and clinical image data on one comprehensive analysis platform across multiple modalities.

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