PET-CT

PET-CT combines positron emission tomography (PET) detectors and computed tomography (CT) into one imaging system. PET requires the use of CT for image attenuation correction. The CT scanners that can be installed on these systems include 4-slice, up to workhorse 64-slice or higher systems. High slice CT is usually an option picked by  hospitals that plan to use the PET-CT scanner for standard CT only imaging exams as well. The CT scan anatomical imaging can be fused with the nuclear PET imaging to show anatomical landmarks. The CT component can also be used in cardiac PET to perform a coronary calcium scoring exam to offer a risk assessment for future heart attack risk.

A myocardial perfusion exam performed on the Siemens Biograph Vision PET-CT system.
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June 5, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Biograph Vision, a new positron emission ...

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Cardiac nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has been a mature area of imaging for years, but has recently started ...

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Prem Soman, M.D., director of nuclear cardiology at the Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, and ...

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August 18, 2017 — The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) has released a joint expert consensus document with ...

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July 25, 2017 — Using a new nuclear imaging technique that can diagnose cardiac sarcoidosis much more accurately than ...

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David Wolinsky, M.D., director of nuclear cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Florida and past-president of the American ...

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January 18, 2017 — A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai  ...

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November 15, 2016 — Many people who experience chest pain but don’t have a heart attack breathe a big sigh of relief ...

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November 1, 2016 — Researchers at Stanford University have demonstrated for the first time the use of a dual optical and ...

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October 5, 2016 — GE Healthcare recently announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of its ...

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June 14, 2016 — Philips announced it would be showcasing a variety of nuclear imaging solutions at the Society of ...

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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technology (also referred to as molecular imaging) that enables ...

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April 5, 2016 — New research shows individuals with a greater degree of activity in the stress center of the brain also ...

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January 21, 2016 — Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...

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