Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technology (also referred to as molecular imaging) that...
Nuclear Imaging
Nuclear imaging, also called molecular imaging, includes positron emission computed tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This section includes radiopharmaceuticals and tracers, PET-CT, SPECT-CT, and PET-MRI.
A PET-CT cardiac perfusion exam from a Siemens Biograph scanner. The black and white areas of the image show the CT imaging of the anatomy. The colored portion shows the PET overlay on the myocardium and is color-coded to show tracer uptake values. This can show areas of the heart muscle where there are perfusion defects cause by infarcts or coronary artery blockages due to a heart attack and help determine the severity of the ischemia.
Feature | PET Imaging | June 03, 2016 | Dave Fornell
Technology | Computed Tomography (CT) | May 31, 2016
May 31, 2016 — Medic Vision Imaging Solutions Ltd. announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance...
Technology | Cardiac Imaging | May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016 — The Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) recently announced its launch of the IAC QI Self-...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | May 13, 2016
May 13, 2016 — NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC is enhancing its production operations at the University of...
News | SPECT-CT | May 05, 2016
May 5, 2016 — Doctors and researchers at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University in St. Louis may be able...
News | Nuclear Imaging | April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016 – UltraSPECT Inc. announced the 10th anniversary of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
News | PET-CT | April 05, 2016
April 5, 2016 — New research shows individuals with a greater degree of activity in the stress center of the brain...
News | Nuclear Imaging | January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016 — UltraSPECT Inc. has marked the 450th U.S. installation of its low-dose image processing...
Technology | PET-CT | January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016 — Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA...
Discovery IQ PET/CT scanner image courtesy of GE Healthcare
News | Nuclear Imaging | November 16, 2015
November 16, 2015 — GE Healthcare’s ...
The whole body of a rat can be imaged for blood clots with one PET scan (which is overlaid here on an MRI image) using the FBP8 probe. Arrow points to a blood clot. Image courtesy of Peter Caravan, Ph.D.
News | PET Imaging | September 23, 2015
September 23, 2015 — New research...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | September 17, 2015
September 17, 2015 — At the National Nuclear Security Administration’s (NNSA) 2015 Mo-99 Topical Meeting, Novation...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | September 11, 2015
September 11, 2015 — Zevacor Molecular (Zevacor), manufacturer and distributor of...
