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Philips introduces SkyLight upgrades
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Medical Systems North America is introducing new software and hardware products for its SkyLight gamma camera this week at the 2002 Society of Nuclear Medicine show in Los Angeles.
June 18, 2002
Low-dose dobutamine enhances SPECT detection of myocardial viability
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
LOS ANGELES – Researchers from the New York School of Medicine used a dual-isotope protocol to improve SPECT's ability to assess myocardial viability. The addition of low-dose dobutamine appears to improve results, and requires no extra time to perform.
June 18, 2002
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Siemens debuts E.Cam Signature series
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions introduced its E.Cam Signature series of SPECT systems at this week's annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Los Angeles.
June 18, 2002
SPECT coregistration improves treatment at pediatric care center
By Shalmali Pal
LOS ANGELES - A new software program that co-registers nuclear medicine and CT or MR images has changed the way an Australian facility handles its nuclear pediatric imaging, particularly for patient follow-up.
June 17, 2002
CTI installs first ECAT Reveal-RT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET vendor CTI Molecular Imaging of Knoxville, TN, has completed the first installation of its ECAT Reveal-RT CT/PET scanner.
June 17, 2002
PET, SPECT studies chosen as SNM images of the year
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
LOS ANGELES - The Society of Nuclear Medicine has chosen an image from a German PET screening study, and one from a U.S. SPECT study of animal models, as co-winners of its Image of the Year award.
June 17, 2002
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Experimental beta probe locates rupture-prone plaque
By Shalmali Pal
LOS ANGELES - An intravascular beta probe can successfully target the vulnerable plaque that is responsible for myocardial infarction, according to a presentation Sunday at the 2002 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
June 16, 2002
GE debuts radiopharmacy service, inks deal with UPPI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has introduced a turnkey radiopharmacy service at this week's annual Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Los Angeles.
June 16, 2002
CTI rolls out Emerge, QuickStart
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET provider CTI Molecular Imaging has rolled out ECAT Emerge, a new PET scanner based on lutetium oxyorthosilicate detectors.
June 16, 2002
Radiodetection may find more than one sentinel node
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
LOS ANGELES - Lymphoscintigraphy has been used for years to help detect breast metastases, but radiodetection may detect sentinal nodes more reliably. According to French researchers at the 2002 Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, the latter method can also detect more than one sentinal node.
June 16, 2002
Cardinal Health to buy Syncor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cardinal Health is planning to buy Syncor International.
June 13, 2002
New tracers, technologies propel clinical applications in PET
By Robert Bruce
No imaging modality has taken a more circuitous route to clinical acceptance than PET. Our Technology Review article explores the improbable journey behind medical imaging's latest success story.
June 13, 2002
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