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The world's supply of technetium, the most commonly used radioisotope in nuclear medicine, was imperiled last week after a Canadian union went on strike at the nuclear reactor that supplies the world with 75% to 90% of molybdenum-99, the raw material

MCD/AC may support cardiology applicationsADAC Laboratories isn't slowing down its effort to enhance the clinical utility of its Molecular Coincidence Detection (MCD) technology, which enables nuclear medicine physicians to image PET radioisotopes

PET manufacturer Positron kept a low profile at this month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, as it is working out cash-flow problems that have dogged it for the past several months. While Positron executives attended the meeting, the company decided

Company now must prove system’s clinical utilityIs nuclear medicine in store for a new era in digital gamma camera design? Industry observers will find out shortly, as gamma camera developer Digirad of San Diego has received 510(k) clearance

Company will also display E.Cam from SiemensAt its Society of Nuclear Medicine booth, Toshiba America Medical Systems, of Tustin, CA, plans to highlight the processing speed of the latest version of its nuclear medicine workstation. Toshiba's

Solid-state digital gamma camera developer Digirad next week will display a completed prototype of its Notebook Imager system for the first time at a Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, according to Karen Klause, president and CEO of the San Diego

At its booth at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, nuclear medicine vendor SMV will feature images from recent clinical studies under way to validate new technologies ranging from artifact correction to high-energy coincidence detection imaging.In

SNM introduction may spell trouble for dual-head marketNuclear medicine vendor Picker International hopes to revive the moribund market for triple-head gamma cameras with a radically redesigned triple-head system that may unlock the potential of

Technique may be able to locate occult lesionsA nuclear medicine physician who has spearheaded the use of gamma cameras for breast imaging plans to discuss his latest research in a presentation at next month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.

New model cuts price of flagship systemThe nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems plans to unveil a new fixed-angle version of its premium E.Cam gamma camera at next week's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in San Antonio. Going with

New system targets mid-tier variable-angle nicheNuclear medicine vendor Elscint, of Haifa, Israel, will unveil a new work-in-progress gamma camera at next week's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting that is designed to take on the mid-tier

Mallinckrodt has added another agent to its line of nuclear medicine imaging products. The vendor has signed a five-year agreement with Medi-Physics to distribute Myoview, a technetium-based cardiac imaging agent that provides physicians a view of

ADAC Laboratories this month signed an agreement with asset management firm Novare of Cincinnati whereby ADAC will service nuclear medicine equipment in Novare's customer network of hospitals and healthcare organizations. ADAC of Milpitas, CA, will

ADAC Laboratories continues to roll smoothly. The Milpitas, CA, nuclear medicine company last week released second-quarter financial results that showed revenues climbing 20% and net income increasing 44%.For the quarter (end-March), the company posted

Glenn Epstein has been named president and COO of Intermagnetics General of Latham, NY, with responsibility for day-to-day operations. He was previously president of Oxford Instrument's nuclear measurements group. He replaces Charles Dannemann, who

Nuclear Associates of Carle Place, NY, has introduced a phantom designed specifically for quality assurance tests of computed radiography equipment. The Boston CR Test Tool enables users to calibrate CR scanners or compare conventional film-screen

Nuclear medicine vendor SMV America has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its Volumetric Coincidence Reconstruction (VCR) technique for its Vision FX-80 gamma camera. SMV, of Twinsburg, OH, joins ADAC Laboratories and

GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee and Elscint of Haifa, Israel, took another step toward finalizing their agreement to form a joint-venture company to develop and manufacture nuclear medicine equipment (SCAN 2/19/97). The vendors announced last week that

The nuclear medicine division of Siemens Medical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL, has received 510(k) clearance for its Profile attenuation correction device for the E.Cam variable-angle dual-head gamma camera. Profile uses a multiple-line array of

Nuclear medicine vendor Park Meditech announced that it will actively seek a strategic partner to assist the company in maximizing its technology within the nuclear medicine market.The announcement came with the release of financial results for the first

Siemens chief predicts nuclear medicine shakeout in the next yearTwo more gamma camera competitors joined forces last month when the nuclear medicine divisions of Siemens and Toshiba signed a deal in which Siemens would provide its E.Cam

Nuclear medicine and information systems vendor ADAC Laboratoriesof Milpitas, CA, has promoted Andrew Eckert to the positions ofpresident and COO. Since 1994, Eckert has been president and generalmanager of ADAC Medical Systems, the company's gamma

Vendor acquires Florida gamma camera ISOADAC Laboratories is planning to expand its nuclear medicine multivendorservice program to cover the installed base of Elscint gamma cameras.The Milpitas, CA, company last month acquired Photon

Toshiba America Medical Systems in Tustin, CA, has named DanielHottowe as director of its CT and nuclear medicine business units.As head of the CT unit, Hottowe replaces John Zimmer, who wasrecently named Toshiba's vice president of marketing. In

Elscint sees partnering as key to plans for global growthIt's no surprise that the nuclear medicine industry has been ripefor consolidation. What has been unexpected is how few gamma cameravendors have been willing to pursue mergers or

Nuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories enjoyed a banner firstquarter of fiscal 1997 (end-December). The Milpitas, CA, firmlast week reported quarterly financial results that indicateddouble-digit increases in both net income and revenues.For the

Japanese vendor Hitachi Medical of Tokyo has formed a new nuclearmedicine division to handle direct sales in North America of itsgamma cameras. The move culminates Hitachi's comeback in the modality,which began when Summit Nuclear stopped marketing the

Nuclear Associates of Carle Place, NY, has begun marketing a digitalmammography phantom that makes it easier to compare the imagequality of digital and conventional mammography biopsy systems.Due to the phantom's small size (6.7 x 6.4 cm, with a 4-cm

Unit will help radiologists deal with managed careADAC Laboratories has made no secret of its ambition to evolvebeyond its core nuclear medicine market into businesses with strongergrowth opportunities. The Milpitas, CA, company may have

Gamma camera vendor Park Medical of Lachine, Quebec, is workingwith other medical imaging companies to build an alliance to offerhigh-energy nuclear medicine imaging to regions where it is notcurrently available. Park has already signed on a cyclotron