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Chalk River Isotope Reactor Plans 30-Day Shutdown April 14

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) will commence a 30-day planned shutdown for inspection and maintenance of the National Research Universal (NRU) reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, starting April 14, 2013. This planned shutdown, which AECL has...

FDA Approves GE Healthcare's AdreView SPECT Tracer for Risk Evaluation in Heart Failure Patients

GE Healthcare announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new indication for AdreView (Iobenguane I 123 Injection), the first and only FDA approved molecular imaging agent to link nerve function in the heart to a patient’s...

Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Identifies List of Commonly Used Tests to Question

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) released a list of specific tests that are commonly ordered—but not always necessary — in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, an initiative o...

Lantheus Introduces Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) Tc-99m Generator

Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. has added a low-enriched uranium (LEU) TechneLite (technetium Tc 99m Generator) generator to the its nuclear imaging product portfolio. Lantheus’ LEU TechneLite generator is the first technetium-99m (Tc-99m) generator...

MiE's PET Scintron Receives FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance to Medical Imaging Electronics (MiE) and Nuclear Imaging Services (NIS) ECAT Scintron. It...
Positron Corp PosiRx 3000-Series Pharmacy Automation Systems
Positron Introduces Next Generation PosiRx Pharmacy...
Positron Corporation announced the release of the PosiRx 3000-Series, its latest pharmacy automation systems. The PosiRx 3000-Series are the first systems to...
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Testified at U.S....
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) testified at a U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing that examined options for...
UltraSPECT Partners with PharmaLogic to Offer Dose...
UltraSPECT has announced its distribution agreement with PharmaLogic for the sale of UltraSPECT’s cardiac and bone imaging applications. The...
MiE's PET Scintron Receives FDA Approval
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted 510(k) clearance to Medical Imaging Electronics (MiE) and Nuclear Imaging Services (NIS
Next Generation PosiRx Pharmacy Automation Systems
The PosiRx 3000-Series is Positron Corporation's latest pharmacy automation systems. The PosiRx 3000-Series are the first systems to...
Liptruzet (pronounced LIP-true-zett) contains ezetimibe, an efficacious LDL cholesterol lowering therapy, and atorvastatin, currently one...
The Venture catheter is a deflectable-tip catheter used to provide guidewire directional control in challenging coronary and peripheral...
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LEU TechneLite generator
Cardiac Imaging Agent Helps Make the World Safer From...
As the U.S. government works to strengthen its global nuclear security strategy by eliminating potential sources of bomb-grade highly enriched uranium (HEU),...
Nuclear Imaging Choosing Wisely Five Questions Testing PET/SPECT Systems
Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging...
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) released a list of specific tests that are commonly ordered—but not always necessary — in nuclear...
Congress Passes American Medical Isotope Production Act
December 26 , 2012 — Congress last week affirmed its dedication to securing a sustainable, domestic supply of molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) as it passed the...
Hybrid Imaging: The Best of Both Worlds
The introduction of hybrid technology — positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT -—...

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Less is More — Radiation Exposure Reduction in the EP Lab
This webinar focuses on implementation of different strategies to reduce radiation exposure during interventional electrophysiology (EP) procedures. It offers an overview of the current state-of-the-...
Iterative Reconstruction in CT: Understanding and Implementation
Radiation exposure from multidetector CT (MDCT) has become a pressing public health concern in both lay and medical publications. Implementation of iterative reconstruction offers radiologists the...
Healthcare Reform: What’s the Immediate Impact on Cardiovascular IT?
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) may have significant impact on healthcare providers and their cardiovascular departments. While the ruling will...