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15 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

New $1.2-billion reactor needed for isotopes, Ottawa told

Anna Mehler Paperny Published on Thursday, Dec. 03, 2009 11:38PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Dec.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, Medicine

Tue Dec 01, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Clearing the way for detecting pulmonary embolism

When it comes to diagnosing pulmonary embolism-a sudden blockage in the lung artery that could be deadly if not treated-which technique is the most effective? Research published in the December issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine suggests that a form of molecular imaging called single photon emission computed tomography , when combined with ...

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Related Topix: Medicine

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Medical News Today

Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging Professionals Will Convene In...

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Also Included In: Conferences ; MRI / PET / Ultrasound ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 26 Nov 2009 - 0:00 PST SNM will hold its Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings Jan.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Radiology, Albuquerque, NM

Wed Nov 11, 2009

Science Daily

Unlocking Mysteries Of The Brain With PET

By using positron emission tomography -- a noninvasive molecular imaging technique -- researchers were to able to identify neuroinflammation, which is marked by activated microglia cells in patients with schizophrenia and in animal models with migraines.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Migraine Headache, Health, Migraine, Parkinson's Disease, Netherlands, World News,

Mon Nov 09, 2009

CBC News

Medical isotope bill in U.S. a loss for Canada

Technetium-99m is the most widely used isotope for diagnostic imaging. A move by the U.S. to produce a domestic supply of medical isotopes brings Canadian isotope suppliers a step closer to losing their largest customer, a nuclear medicine specialist says.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Medicine, Stephen Harper, Science / Technology

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Science News

House passes medical isotopes bill

A spot of encouraging news emerged yesterday on the medical-isotope front. The House of Representatives voted 440 to 17 in favor of a bill to reestablish domestic production of molybdenum-99 . Ita TMs the feedstock for technetium-99m , the most heavily used nuclear agent in diagnostic medicine.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Medicine, Science / Technology

Fri Oct 30, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Unlocking mysteries of the brain with PET

Inflammatory response of brain cells-as indicated by a molecular imaging technique-could tell researchers more about why certain neurologic disorders, such as migraine headaches and psychosis in schizophrenic patients, occur and provide insight into how to best treat them, according to two studies published in the November issue of the Journal of ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Migraine Headache, Health, Migraine, Parkinson's Disease, Netherlands, World News,

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Charlotte Business Journal

N.C. Research Campus seeks money for $100M cyclotron

An ultra-high-tech operation is proposed for the N.C. Research Campus that would be only the second of its type in North America.

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Related Topix: Kannapolis, NC

Wed Oct 21, 2009

MediLexicon

SNM And Other Imaging Groups Ask CMS To Reconsider Coverage Decision To Include Two FDG-PET Scans

Main Category: MRI / PET / Ultrasound Also Included In: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 21 Oct 2009 Seven medical imaging groups wrote a joint letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to formally request coverage of two fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography scans for a patient during ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Medicaid, Medicare, Iowa City, IA, Oncology

Sat Oct 03, 2009

Medical News

SNM's joint session with CMOD on molecular imaging biomarkers in clinical research

SNM and the International Partnership for Critical Markers of Disease bring combined resources and biomarker expertise to this noteworthy conference SNM is collaborating with the International Partnership for Critical Markers of Disease during CMOD's 7th Annual Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints Symposium, Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and ...

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Related Topix: Health

Thu Oct 01, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

Molecular imaging holds promise for early intervention in common uterine cancer

A promising new molecular imaging technique may provide physicians and patients with a noninvasive way to learn more information about a type of cancer of the uterus lining called "endometrial carcinoma" -- one of the most common malignant female tumors.

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Related Topix: Uterine Cancer, Medicine, Health, University of Washington, Pancreatic Cancer, Endometrial Cancer

Wed Sep 30, 2009

MediLexicon

CARE Bill Ensures Standards For Nuclear Medicine Technologists Across States

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Also Included In: Medical Students / Training Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Article Date: 30 Sep 2009 SNM is calling on Congress to support the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act , which would ensure that states set minimum education and ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health, Medicaid, US Politics, John Barrow, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat

Sun Sep 27, 2009

Statesman Journal

OSU joins intiative to help with medical isotope shortage

Oregon State University is participating in a national initiative to increase supplies of scarce radioactive isotopes that are used in medical treatments.

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Related Topix: Oregon State University, Nuclear Energy, Medicine, Salem Metro

Mon Sep 21, 2009

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Focus On: Nuclear Medicine

Many men diagnosed with prostate cancer choose to have a radical prostatectomy. However, prostate cancer recurs within five years in as many as 30 percent of these patients.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Prostate Cancer, Health

Sat Sep 12, 2009

Science News

Desperately Seeking Moly: Unreliable supplies of feedstock for widely ...

Of all the radioactive isotopes used in medical diagnostics, none plays a more pivotal role than technetium-99m. Each weekday, hospitals and clinics around the world use it to perform about 60,000 diagnostic procedures.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Science / Technology

Fri Sep 11, 2009

Medical News

New report on the radiology review course

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Radiology Review Course" training to their offering.

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Related Topix: Radiology, Medicine, Health

Thu Sep 10, 2009

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25 Most Influential in Radiology

We read the studies. We scoured the news. We interviewed, contemplated, and debated.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Canada, Medicaid, Health

Wed Sep 09, 2009

MediLexicon

Patient Rescheduling, Delayed Tests Due To Worldwide Isotope Shortage

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear Medicine Also Included In: Medical Devices / Diagnostics SNM recently conducted a survey of nuclear pharmacies - pharmacies that supply the critical radioisotope Technetium-99m, which is used in more than 16 million nuclear medicine tests each year in the United States - to assess, anecdotally, the impact of the ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Tue Sep 08, 2009

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Most Notables and Ones to Watch

As a professor of radiology and director of nuclear medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City, he has been elected the Society of Nuclear Medicine's president for 2009-10. As president, Graham plans to work with SNM members to advance nuclear medicine and molecular imaging and therapy.

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Related Topix: Medicine, University of Iowa, Oncology, Boston Metro, Cancer, Health

M2.com

Idaho Nuclear Plant Would Help Meet Demand For Medical Isotopes

Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. : A critical worldwide shortage of nuclear isotopes has forced doctors to forgo lifesaving tests and increased testing cost- underscoring the need for more nuclear reactors, according to AEHI proposing to build a nuclear plant in Idaho.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Medicine, University of Southern California

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