Nuclear Medicine News

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

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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.

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.

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

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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 ...

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.

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.