Researchers at the Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals said their findings, published in the March 1 issue of the American Journal of Cardiology, Vol....
March 4, 2009 - Positron Corp., a Cardiac Molecular Imaging Solutions Company, today released results from an independent study on radiation exposure of technologists administering FDG.
March 4, 2009 – INFINITT will present Xelis, a new line of clinical imaging tools using volume rendering and other post-processing techniques designed for improved visualization, treatment...
March 2, 2009 - Results were released today from a clinical study of the quarter-time Xpress3.Cardiac, UltraSPECT's WBR (wide-beam reconstruction) image reconstruction algorithm used to create...
February 26, 2009 - In 2006, Americans were exposed to more than seven times as much ionizing radiation from medical procedures as was the case in the early 1980s, according to a new report on...
February 20, 2009 - The Academy of Molecular Imaging recommends that PET imaging facilities closely monitor NOPR communications and be prepared for coverage changes on the date the final coverage...
February 18, 2009 – GE Healthcare said the new Discovery PET/CT 600-series scanners, designed to help enable earlier detection and accurate monitoring of disease, are being installed globally.
February 17, 2009 - The total PET and PET/CT patient studies increased only 4 percent, from 1,457,400 to 1,520,800, compared to estimates for 2007 provided by respondents to a 2008 survey by IMV...
February 4, 2009 - According to a new market research report released this month by market research firm IMV Medical Information Division, the adoption of 64-slice CT equipment by cardiology...
February 2, 2009 - CardiArc, Inc., along with Clinical Engineering Consultants Inc. (CEC) of Erlanger, KY, today said CEC will provide field service for the CardiArc HD-SPECT system.
November 3, 2008 – PETNET Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, and Covidien have entered into a co-marketing agreement to offer a combined portfolio of high-...
September 23, 2008 – The FDA has granted approval for Covidien’s generic kit for the preparation of technetium Tc99m Sestamibi injection use for nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging.
July 24, 2008 - FluoroPharma said it achieved positive phase I test results for BFPET, a novel Fluorine-18 labeled tracer for PET myocardial perfusion imaging.
July 16, 2008 - Earlier this week President Bush vetoed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (HR 6331) because it excluded a 10.6 percent pay cut to doctors who treat patients...
June 16, 2008 – Philips released today its new Philips BrightView XCT, reportedly the first time a flat panel X-ray detector will be used for CT imaging in nuclear medicine, integrating Philips...
March 24, 2008 - Researchers have developed a three-dimensional scanner that combines positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in which PET spatial resolution and...
January 10, 2008 – Molecular imaging agents development will enhance the use of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and positron emission tomography (PET) for early diagnosis of...
November 4, 2007 – Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) can identify which patients will benefit more from undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) than receiving medical...
September 18, 2007- With PET-guided lead placement, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) can achieve significant clinical improvement in patients with severe ischemic heart failure, even in the...
September 13, 2007 - Numa, a nuclear medicine connectivity company, introduced NumaStore Lite Image Management Solution for nuclear cardiology, PET and today’s multimodality images, at the...
August 1, 2007 - Positron Corp. announced that a recent study by The State University of New York at Buffalo reveals that Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning when used as the first tool to...
New SPECT/CT, cardiovascular IT and PET/CT technologies were on display by Philips Medical Systems at the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) annual meeting in Montreal.
