
Rupa Sanghani, M.D., FASNC, director of Rush's nuclear cardiology and stress laboratory, explaining to ASNC 2019 attendees how Rush implemented its program during a tour of its PET-CT suite.
Feature | PET-CT | February 19, 2020 | Dave Fornell, Editor
As hospital imaging departments look to replace aging nuclear scanners with updated technology, many are asking if...

This is 4MD’s cardiac nuclear imaging analysis software, shown here integrated with a ScImage cardiovascular information system (CVIS). Both companies displayed on the expo floor at ASNC 2019. The software creates a single page report seen here. PET perfusion imaging was a big topic at the conference.
Feature | Nuclear Imaging | November 22, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
There were a few key takeaways from the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) 2019 annual meeting in September...
Videos | Nuclear Imaging | November 06, 2019
Robert C. Hendel, M.D., explains some of the new cardiac radiotracers in the pipeline that were discussed in sessions...
August 2, 2019 — The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) announced its support for House Resolution (HR...
July 16, 2019 – NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes LLC announced completion of construction on its 20,000-square-foot...
June 5, 2019 – BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University (BGU), introduced a novel...
May 17, 2019 — Biopharmaceutical company CellPoint plans to begin patient recruitment for its Phase 2b cardiovascular...
News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | May 10, 2019 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
May 10, 2019 — Shine Medical Technologies Inc. broke ground on their first medical isotope production facility in...
October 12, 2018 — The Council on Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals Inc. (CORAR) — the voice of the radionuclide,...

Technetium-99m is primarily used for the detection of cancer and to assess perfusion defects in the heart caused by heart attacks or other conditions.
Feature | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers | February 26, 2018 | Dave Fornell
February 8, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently...
August 30, 2017 — ARTMS Products Inc. signed a strategic partnership with GE Healthcare around ARTMS’ proprietary...

PET images (MIP 0-60 min) of three Cynomolgus monkeys. Strong signals are detected at the sites where inserted catheters had roughened surfaces. Almost no other background signal is visible. Only accumulation in the gallbladder becomes visible at the bottom of the image. Credit: Piramal Imaging GmbH, Berlin Germany.
News | PET Imaging | July 07, 2017
July 7, 2017 — Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism, which are...
May 22, 2017 — Lantheus Holdings Inc., parent company of Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc., and GE Healthcare announced the...
April 28, 2017 — Researchers at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) have led the...
April 13, 2017 — The University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR) and its partners Nordion and General Atomics (GA),...