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Feature: Nuc med community urges senator to lift 'hold' on isotope bill
SNM, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology and a coalition of medical and national security organizations have urged Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., to lift a "hold" on the American Medical Isotope Production Act (H.R. 3276), and permit a vote by the U.S. Senate, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 400-17. Several radiologists and nuclear medicine specialists spoke to their concerns if the U.S. continues to rely on foreign sources for medical isotopes.
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Repair work on the High Flux Reactor cooling water pipes complete
The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group said the repair work on the cooling water pipes of the High Flux Reactor in Petten, the Netherlands, has been successfully concluded. The return-to-service plan has been approved, and the first start-up preparation activities will take place at the end of August.
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CMS launches Medicare Imaging Demonstration, now accepting proposals
The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 mandated an appropriate use of imaging services demonstration project, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced last week that it will now begin soliciting proposals for participation in the Medicare Imaging Demonstration.
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JACC: SPECT IDs diabetics with renal dysfunction at risk of CV death
The estimated glomerular filtration rate, which represents renal function, might play an important role in identifying high-risk diabetic persons who would benefit most from myocardial perfusion imaging by SPECT for suspected ischemia, according to a study published in this month's Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Imaging.
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AAPM: Wide-area detector CCTA technology opens doors of possibility
PHILADELPHIA—What began as single-slice CT scanning has now evolved into dynamic volume scanning, utilizing as many as 320 detectors. The possibilities for wide-area detector technology include consistently low radiation exposure for coronary CT angiography (CCTA), as well as myocardial perfusion imaging, kinetic opacification slopes that distinguish between normal and diseased arteries and vascular profiling, according to Frank Rybicki, MD, PhD, who spoke July 21 at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
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Harvard to initiate strict conflict of interest rules for faculty
Harvard Dean Jeffrey S. Flier has accepted the recommendations of the Harvard University Faculty of Medicine Committee on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment to revise and clarify the existing Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment.
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AMP recommends regulations on lab developed tests to the FDA
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) has made recommendations to the FDA to review the oversight of laboratory developed tests as they continue to play essential and formative roles in delivery of preventative care, diagnosis and disease management.
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Vanderbilt uses PET/CT to uncover cancerous tumors
Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., and affiliated VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System has performed a specialized 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT scan to locate the presence of tumors.
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GE collaborates with Sloan-Kettering for colon cancer diagnosis
GE Global Research has launched a study with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City to better understand the early stages of colon cancer which will improve treatment selection and outcomes for cancer patients in the future.
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