MDS turns a profit, lowers outlook Jun 5, 2008
The reactors were to have provided the MDS Nordion nuclear medicine division with a long-term source of isotopes, and the company said it was not consulted or informed in advance of the decision. MDS said the principal impact on its accounts is a possible impairment of its 40-year supply agreement with AECL, currently valued at $342-million as an intangible asset. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
DOE gives INL $100,000 Jun 4, 2008
The DOE is providing the INL with 100,000 to be used partially to fund the research it takes to estimate the cost for a company to use the shuttle irradiation system and to review and implement any modifications of the shuttle that may be needed for that individual use, said John Snyder, INL's nuclear medicine project manager. Some of the funds will be used to explore the idea of adding dedicated medical isotope processing capabilities at INL, which, if implemented, could reduce a customer's net... (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
'42 million Indians suffer from thyroid disease' May 27, 2008
"There is a substantial decrease in the number of people suffering from thyroid problem. But what is required is more awareness and concerted efforts in some pockets of the country where the disease prevalence is high," said R.K. Marwaha of the Delhi-based Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences. Marwaha said among children 20 percent suffer from goitre (enlarged thyroid gland) problem. (Daily News & Analysis)
Power Of Molecular Imaging Reveals Secrets Of The Heart Apr 10, 2008
10, 2008) The extraordinary action of a new cellular therapy came to light as a result of powerful PET and SPECT imaging in a recent study reported in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine ... "PET and SPECT are the only techniques capable of validating the metabolic changes we needed to observe in the heart once we had administered the progenitor cells," said Kai Kendziorra, M.D., a specialist in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany ... "For decades,... (Science Daily)
Possible buyer emerges for Draxis Apr 5, 2008
4 per cent premium over Thursday's closing price for the company, which has a generic version of Cardiolite, a commonly used drug for nuclear medicine imaging ... What we know about Jubilant to this point is that it looks as though it's a pharmaceutical and drugs development services and industrial chemicals conglomerate that could effectively integrate Draxis's capabilities in contract manufacturing and nuclear medicine, Mr. Loe said. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
CVISD students tour ship channel Mar 21, 2008
At the helm of the program is Dr. Huey Barnett, a former nuclear medicine instructor at Duke University and the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Barnett said, "We want to make to outside world more real and give these kids positive role models while having fun outdoors.". (North Channel Sun, TX)
PET's Targeted Imaging May Lead To Earlier Diagnosis Of Dementia And Alzheimer's Disease Mar 8, 2008
The study, which was reported in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, measured the cerebral metabolic rate of glucose (CMRglc) the amount of sugar the brain uses to fuel its activities in various areas of the organ. A decrease in this rate is indicative of a loss of nerve cells and of dysfunction associated with dementia. (Science Daily)
Diagnosing Alzheimer's Mar 6, 2008
"A lot of what they are trying to accomplish is going to be incredibly important to the medical community," said Dr. Andrew Newberg, a clinical investigator in Nuclear Medicine at the. "You can't really tailor treatment until you know what exactly a person has.". (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Comprehensive diagnosis of heart disease with a single CT scan Mar 5, 2008
However, for a comprehensive diagnosis of coronary artery disease, MUSC, like most cardiovascular centers, had traditionally relied on several imaging modalities, such as cardiac catheterization, nuclear medicine or magnetic resonance (MR) scanners. This technique could be the long coveted one-stop-shop test that allows us to look at the heart vessels, heart function and heart blood flow with a single CT scan and within a single breath-hold said Dr. Schoepf, the lead investigator of the... (EurekAlert!)
Black Fungus Found in Chernobyl Eats Harmful Radiation Mar 3, 2008
"Just as the pigment converts sunlight into chemical energy that allows green plants to live and grow," so might melanin help fungi make use of ionizing radiation, said nuclear medicine specialist Ekaterina Dadachova at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The scientists experimented on three species of fungi. (Fox News)
Monumental relocation Mar 3, 2008
The synergy created by bringing the departments of radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine together is in line with the "St. Jude way." The hospital has always tried to put researchers and doctors together with hopes that the synergy will bring about new ways to fight cancer ... In all, Grice and his team moved three MRIs, two linear accelerators, two CT scanners, a nuclear medicine camera, equipment for an interventional medicine room and two other pieces of radiographic... (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
The top 5 ways medical physics has changed health care Feb 29, 2008
There they became magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized tomography (CT) scanning, nuclear medicine, positron emission tomography (PET) scanning, and various radiotherapy treatment methods. These contributions have revolutionized medical techniques for imaging the human body and treating disease. (EurekAlert!)
Idle reactor keeps sick waiting for treatment Feb 22, 2008
Without the reactor, Australia has had to import radioactive ingredients, needed to make the 500,000 doses of nuclear medicine used every year, from South Africa and Canada ... A doctor specialising in nuclear medicine, who asked not to be named, described the problems caused by delays in getting radiopharmaceuticals as "significant". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Ottawa got early warning on isotopes, firm says Feb 8, 2008
"Clearly, it is imperative that government, industry and the nuclear medicine community collectively find a long-term solution for the reliable supply of isotopes from Canada," he said ... Christopher O'Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine, said smaller hospitals had to delay diagnostic procedures and, in some cases, emergency surgery was performed without the benefit of medical imaging. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Positron Emission Tomography Superior To Standard Evaluation Tools In Measuring Treatment Response Feb 6, 2008
Experts from surgery, medical oncology, radiology, pathology, orthopedics, nuclear medicine and biostatistics comprised the research team. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
Reactor was 'operating safely,' AECL official says Feb 6, 2008
Karen Gulenchyn, chief of the department of nuclear medicine at Hamilton Health Sciences, said she and other health-care providers were left scrambling when the 50-year-old reactor did not start up as planned at the end of November. Dr. Gulenchyn said she was not aware of any patients who died as a result of the delay in diagnostic or therapeutic treatment, but added the crisis would have worsened dramatically had it gone on for much longer. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Reactor finally connected to second safety pump Feb 5, 2008
NRU makes medical radioisotopes - radioactive raw materials that are refined for use in nuclear medicine tests, in particular scans inside the human body. Font. (Canada.com)
Aging nuclear reactor needs back-up Jan 20, 2008
MacCallum, now retired and living in Ottawa, recalls having many sleepless nights as customers all over the world depended on this stream of materials for nuclear medicine ... He went to a nuclear medicine conference and showed off all the reassuring pictures of the finished control room and calandria (a central reactor part) and so forth, telling people the new reactor would be finished and ready to operate by 1992 ... And there's still no official target date for commissioning them, leaving... (Canada.com)
Isotope shortage to hit Draxis results Jan 18, 2008
TORONTO Draxis Health Inc. said Thursday it expects a small fourth-quarter loss after a shortage of medical isotopes, spurred by a Canadian reactor shutdown late last year, hurt the nuclear medicine industry. The specialty health care company expects a loss of 1 cent (U.S.) a share for the period ended Dec. 31 caused by a delay in the shipment of the isotopes from the Chalk River reactor, the rescheduling of some services into 2008 and changes to the shipping schedules of some of its customers. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Desperate Leafs turning to Cliff Fletcher? Jan 14, 2008
Hospitals across Canada say their scheduled nuclear medicine tests and treatments are back on track since the reactor that produces isotopes for the procedures restarted in December. January 11, 2008 | 5:07 PM EST. (CBC News)
Experimental Weight-loss Drug Cuts Appetite, Burns More Energy, Study Suggests Jan 11, 2008
The researchers include Carol Addy, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA; Hamish Wright, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ; Koen Van Laere, Division of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Ira Gantz, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ; Ngozi Erondu, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ; Bret J. Musser, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ; Kaifeng Lu, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ; Jinyu Yuan, Merck Research... (Science Daily)
PET scanner tracks cervical cancer Dec 29, 2007
"It has a big impact on preventing radical therapy that has no hope of curing the patient," said Dr. Barry Siegel, director of nuclear medicine at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University. In some studies, researchers treated cancer patients with chemotherapy drugs, and within days, they were able to use PET scans to see whether the drug is working or a different type of treatment was needed. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation Update on IPP Project in Ukraine Dec 27, 2007
The field of nuclear medicine has routinely utilized radioisotopes in the diagnosis of disease while new processes are being pioneered for the targeted treatment of diseases such as cancer in preference to surgical techniques. Advanced Medical Isotopes Corporation products support the accessibility to these less invasive therapeutic processes by advancing systems for lower cost production and improving supply availability of medical isotopes to hospitals and clinical treatment centers. (Primezone Releases)
Safer, More Accurate Radiation Therapy For Expecting Mothers Dec 26, 2007
Now researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new set of modeling tools that could enable safer, more accurate, and more effective radiation therapy and nuclear medicine imaging procedures for pregnant women. See also. (Science Daily)
CML HealthCare Income Fund to Purchase American Radiology Services ... Dec 24, 2007
Number of Clinics: 17 in Maryland and Delaware Hospital Contracts: 11 in Maryland Teleradiology Contracts: 25 across seven states Modalities: Magnetic Resonance Imaging ("MRI"), Computed Tomography ("CT"), Positron Emission Tomography ("PET"), PET/CT, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Densitometry ("DEXA"), Mammography, Ultrasound, X-ray, Fluoroscopy Revenues: US$142 million* (Fiscal 2007 estimate) Consideration: US$151 million(xx) (approx. cash) * In accordance with U.S. GAAP. Please refer to cautionary... (FOX News)
Supply of radioisotopes is slowly returning to normal Dec 23, 2007
SYDNEY As the supply of radioisotopes slowly returns to normal with the startup of a nuclear reactor in Ontario, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital is expected to start booking new appointments in nuclear medicine next week. We ll be getting a normal shipment this weekend so we ll be back to normal hours next week aside from the holidays, Cape Breton District Health Authority spokesperson Lynn Gilbert said. (Cape Breton Post)
Firm knew of isotope crisis before Ottawa Dec 23, 2007
MDS Nordion warned customers in a letter while government says it was in the dark. OTTAWA -- The private company that sells medical isotopes produced at an aging reactor in Chalk River, Ont. (Globe and Mail)
The reactor with the retro feel Dec 20, 2007
And, of course, there are the isotopes that are used in 50 to 80 per cent of the nuclear medicine procedures in Canada and the United States, from cancer treatments to scans to knifeless surgery. The location of the reactor was chosen because it is on the Ottawa River and also because it seemed to its builders to be camouflaged both by the forests that surround it and the military base that is just to the south. (Globe and Mail)
Clement promises answers on shutdown Dec 20, 2007
The Society of Nuclear Medicine said this week that the incident would push the United States, which currently relies heavily on the Chalk River reactor for medical isotopes, to find its own domestic sources. Mr. Clement said that's a decision for the Americans to make but he said that the Chalk River reactor is the best in the world, adding that it's not a simple process to find another one. (Globe and Mail)
Cyclotron can produce radioactive atoms Dec 18, 2007
The machine is a part of the hospital's nuclear medicine program, which takes up nearly a third of the center's plaza-level floor ... "That atom reduces its energy by giving off something and it's that something that we detect and make pictures of," says Barry Shulkin, St. Jude's chief of nuclear medicine. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Canadian Nuclear Reactor That Makes Medical Isotopes Returns to Service Dec 17, 2007
The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine said last week the scarcity has caused delays for some of the 30,000 Canadians and 400,000 Americans who get nuclear medicine scans every week. To contact the reporter on this story: Mark Shenk in New York at. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
* Canada rushes through legislation Dec 14, 2007
Hospitals worldwide have canceled or delayed thousands of nuclear medicine tests because of the prolonged shutdown of the reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, near Ottawa. Atomic Energy of Canada, the government company that owns the reactor, closed it for regular maintenance on Nov. 18. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Canada MPs to end isotope crisis Dec 13, 2007
The Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine said 50,000 Canadians and 160,000 Americans would have their tests postponed every month as along as the reactor remained shut. Potentially catastrophic. (BBC News -- Health)
Canadian parliament orders isotope reactor restart Dec 13, 2007
"This is a crucial thing, a great Christmas present for us, for sure," said Dr Andrew Ross, a nuclear medicine specialist in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax. "We have been living day to day," he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp on Wednesday. (Scientific American)
* Canada bypasses nuclear watchdog for scant isotopes Dec 13, 2007
The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine estimated the shortage will cause delays in treatment for 50,000 Canadians each month that services are reduced. But following frantic behind-the-scenes negotiations, all the parties agreed to fast-track the legislation through Canada's House of Commons in one evening. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Against wishes of nuclear regulator, Canadian government rushing to reopen reactor Dec 13, 2007
Hospitals worldwide have canceled or delayed thousands of nuclear medicine tests used to diagnose a wide array of illnesses because of the prolonged shutdown of the reactor in Chalk River, Ontario, near Ottawa. Atomic Energy of Canada, the government company that owns the reactor, closed it for regular maintenance on Nov. 18. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Nuclear-reactor closure hits cancer tests Dec 13, 2007
The reactor supplies about 60% of the molybdenum isotopes used in medical applications globally, including molybdenum-99, which decays into technetium-99m and is used in about 16 million nuclear medicine procedures annually in the United States. It's a disaster for patients, says Sandy McEwan, president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. (Nature News Service)
Area hospitals avoid test cancellations Dec 13, 2007
Thallium-201 costs about $20 more per patient, said Dr. Terry Ruddy, head of nuclear medicine at The Ottawa Hospital and head of cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. "It is like Pepsi and Coca Cola," he said. (Ottawa Citizen)
Isotope production could start very soon: Canada Dec 12, 2007
The Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine says about 50,000 Canadians and 160,000 Americans would have their tests postponed for each month the reactor remains shut down. Opposition politicians accused the government of incompetence and some medical professionals said they were surprised at how the affair had been handled. (Reuters)
MRI unit bolsters Olean hospital upgrade Dec 12, 2007
They include acquisition of a 64-slice CT scanner, three multidimensional ultrasound systems and a pair of nuclear medicine cameras. Related Industry News. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Ministers take isotope shortage 'very seriously' Dec 11, 2007
The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine estimates that nearly 50,000 Canadians and three times as many Americans will be forced to postpone treatments each month production is halted. More than 20 million patients in North America, most of them with cancer or heart disease, are treated using nuclear medicine every year ... Dr. Chris O'Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine, said they were "blindsided" by the shortage. (CTV.ca)
Dispute causing isotope delays Dec 11, 2007
"The CNSC understands the seriousness of the situation and the importance of the beneficial use of radioisotopes in nuclear medicine. The CNSC shares the concerns of all Canadians that this issue needs to be resolved as quickly as possible," said the statement. "When restarting operations at the NRU reactor facility, it is the CNSC's responsibility to verify that AECL meets all regulated safety requirements prior to resuming operations.". (Globe and Mail -- National)
Medical tests delayed due to nuclear reactor shutdown Dec 10, 2007
Many, many hospitals are working at about 20 to 30 percent of capacity in doing the scans in the United States and Canada, estimated Dr. Sandy McEwan, president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, based in Reston, Va ... Dr. Chris O Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine, put it this way to Canadian Press: Last week, I guess you could describe it as struggling ... The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine estimates the shortage will cause delays in treatment for 50,000... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Liberals say reactor shutdown put 'lives at risk' Dec 9, 2007
"The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine says this crisis could affect almost 50,000 patients a month," Liberal MP Hedy Fry said in the House of Commons ... Christopher O'Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine, told CTV Newsnet that doctors were "blindsided" by the shortage and are now unable to treat their patients ... Radioisotopes are used in nuclear medicine in a number of ways at the cellular level. (CTV.ca)
Doctors face tough decisions in isotope ‘fiasco' Dec 9, 2007
The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine warned yesterday that decisions about treatment are being deferred because of the shortage ... the president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine and past president of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Canada reactor slows cancer tests Dec 8, 2007
"Last week, I guess you could describe it as struggling," said Dr Chris O'Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine. "This week it's devastating, and next week potentially catastrophic.". (Yahoo News -- Cancer)
* Reactor troubles in Ontario delay tests for patients Dec 8, 2007
"Last week, I guess you could describe it as struggling. This week it's devastating, and next week potentially catastrophic," said Chris O'Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine ... The isotope is also used in about 90 percent of all imaging studies in nuclear medicine ... More than 20 million patients in Canada and the US, most of them with cancer or heart disease, undergo nuclear medicine procedures every year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nuclear Safety Commission blasts Atomic Energy of Canada Dec 7, 2007
The Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine issued a statement on Thursday saying the nuclear medicine community is "devastated" by the shortage, which it estimates will cause delays in treatment for 50,000 Canadians each month that services are reduced ... "Nuclear medicine services are now being rationed across Canada. Patients with fractures, cancer, heart disease, and blood clots are not getting timely access to critical diagnostic procedures."This is impacting on timely surgery and therapy... (Canada.com)
Hunt on for backup supplier of isotopes Dec 7, 2007
"We're finding out on a day-to-day basis whether we can offer service the next day," said Christopher O'Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine, who said the shortage had forced him to turn down a request yesterday to scan for a blood clot in a lung ... Doug Abrams, an Edmonton-based radiopharmacist and president of the Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine, said that all fission reactors produce molybdenum but few are set up for it to be retrieved for medical use. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Canada Reactor Woes Delay Medical Tests Dec 7, 2007
"Last week, I guess you could describe it as struggling. This week it's devastating, and next week potentially catastrophic," said Dr. Chris O'Brien, president of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine ... The isotope is also used in about 90 percent of all imaging studies in nuclear medicine ... More than 20 million patients in Canada and the United States, most of them with cancer or heart disease, undergo nuclear medicine procedures every year. (CBS News -- World)
Reactor shutdown limits medical tests Dec 6, 2007
TORONTO - Hundreds of thousands of medical tests worldwide were in jeopardy yesterday after a key maker of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine said its Canadian reactor would be out of commission longer than expected ... The isotope is used in about 90 percent of all imaging studies in nuclear medicine. (Boston Globe)
Reactor shutdown leaves many patients in lurch Dec 6, 2007
Radioisotopes are used in nuclear medicine in a number of ways ... Dr. Christopher O'Brien of the Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine calls the shutdown "devastating.". (CTV.ca)
Breast Cancer Gene Activity Seen From Outside The Body Dec 4, 2007
Reporting in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, scientists led by Eric Wickstrom, Ph ... D., used a DNA probe a modified nuclear medicine agent to detect the hyperactivity of CCND1, a common breast cancer gene. (Science Daily)
PCC to get $1 million from PCMH Nov 30, 2007
The 34,500-square-foot expansion would nearly double instructional space for nursing, radiology, nuclear medicine and other programs at the community college. Joining state and county funds, the hospital gift puts PCC within $1. (The Daily Reflector)
NightHawk Radiology: One Source, One Solution Nov 16, 2007
NightHawk's sub-specialties include Neuroradiology, Musculoskeletal Radiology, Thoracic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Abdominal Imaging, Cardiac Angiography (CTA), Pediatrics, Vascular, and MRI. -- 3D Reconstruction More than 2 million cardiac procedures are performed every year, including nuclear medicine cardiac stress studies and invasive diagnostic coronary angiograms. Over time, non-invasive Cardiac CTA scans will likely replace a significant number of these invasive procedures, and... (PR Newswire)
Roping in a win Nov 6, 2007
Beard works as a nuclear medicine technologist at MedCenter One, while Little Soldier is working on a casino project north of Beulah, but they find the time to practice roping four or five nights a week. "He wants to practice, he's very aggressive and he will work at it," Little Soldier said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Cost of nuclear plant closure put at $10m Nov 4, 2007
Last week the financial ramifications of the shutdown began to emerge, with some experts estimating the true costs in lost nuclear medicine production, neutron beam research and industrial irradiation services, as well as the reactor repairs, could reach $10million ... The shutdown had forced ANSTO to spend $90,000 a week importing isotopes for nuclear medicine although this could rise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Survivor: China Contestants Could Learn from Dr. Andrew Newberg's Survival-oriented Needs Techniques Oct 6, 2007
He is Board-certified in Internal Medicine, Nuclear Medicine, and Nuclear Cardiology. He is the director and co-founder of the Center for Spirituality and the Neurosciences, also at the University of Pennsylvania. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Eugene Saenger, 90; pioneer in radiation research Oct 6, 2007
He also won the highest honors of the Radiological Society of North America and the Society for Nuclear Medicine. After the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster in the Soviet Union in 1986, Saenger was one of the international experts called in to assess the hazards. (Los Angeles Times)
SNM applauds NAS study showing need to restore federal nuclear medicine research funding Oct 4, 2007
-- Based on the results of a recent National Academy of Sciences report, federal funding for basic molecular imaging/nuclear medicine research should be restored to the U.S. Department of Energy, says SNM, the worlds largest society for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine professionals. Funded by the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health, the 13-month, $700,000 report was prompted by a $23 million cut in funding from the DOE Office of Sciences fiscal year 2006 budget,... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
'Good progress' in nuclear fuel business Sep 29, 2007
Adam also said that Necsa grasped some significant opportunities in nuclear medicine, nuclear industrial applications and the fluorochemicals field. He listed two of six new products services or systems which were completed and made available during the past year. (Business Report, South Africa)
Thanks to a prince's mishap Sep 24, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Prince Alfred's visit to Sydney in 1868 is remembered for two things - the shot in the backside he suffered at the hands of an Irishman, and the hospital that was buit in his name to cover the colony's embarrassment, writes Bellinda Kontominas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
More of this story Aug 11, 2007
On Tuesday and Wednesday, partial radiology services were restored, but outpatient MRI and nuclear medicine procedures were canceled. By Wednesday afternoon, hospital functions were fully restored. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Hypothyroidism Clearly Linked To Mood Swings Jun 7, 2007
Researchers, studying underlying brain processes in search of "why" this happens, reported their results at the 54th Annual Meeting of SNM, the world's largest society for molecular imaging and nuclear medicine professionals. "The aim of our study was to investigate--with positron emission tomography (PET) imaging--how physical health and mental health are interrelated," said Waltraud Eichhorn, a nuclear medicine physician at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany ... Scientific Poster... (Science Daily)
Brain Chemistry Linked To Aggressive Personality Jun 6, 2007
An image depicting research findings linking brain chemistry with aggressive personality has been named 2007 Image of the Year by the Society for Nuclear Medicine (SNM) ... One of the major scientific contributions of molecular imaging is its ability to relate human brain chemistry and behavior, said Wagner, who for 30 years has summarized current trends in molecular imaging and nuclear medicine, and annually selects an Image of the Year at the society s meeting. (Science Daily)
