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Triple-detector PET may improve peripheral lesion sensitivity
By Erik L. Ridley
TORONTO - A triple-detector hybrid PET system can provide improvements in peripheral imaging over two-detector systems, according to research presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
June 27, 2001
Marconi rolls out dedicated PET offerings at SNM show
By Kate Madden Yee
Another OEM has tossed its hat into the PET arena: Cleveland-based Marconi Medical Systems has signed a distribution agreement with CTI PET Systems under which Marconi will market a dedicated PET line under its own brand name, Magellan.
June 26, 2001
Siemens emphasizes PET experience at SNM show
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems is about to see a wave of new products hit the market after years of investment in PET-based technologies. The Hoffman Estates, IL, company is highlighting several of these novel new PET systems at this week’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
June 26, 2001
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CZT supplier highlights small-FOV gamma camera
By Kate Madden Yee
Pennsylvania CZT supplier and device manufacturer eV Products is focusing on the market for small-field-of-view gamma cameras that use CZT detectors.
June 26, 2001
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FDG-PET predicts outcomes in early lymphoma therapy
By Eric Barnes
TORONTO - A common thread linked a string of lymphoma studies presented Tuesday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting. That is, as the value of FDG-PET imaging in recurrent lymphoma staging was reaffirmed, the scans were also found to be far more prognostic after the first few rounds of chemotherapy than later in treatment.
June 26, 2001
Digirad highlights portable uses of compact digital gamma camera at SNM
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - Solid-state digital gamma camera developer Digirad is using this week’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting to highlight the utility of its product for portable applications. The San Diego company hopes to replicate in general SPECT the success it is experiencing in nuclear cardiology.
June 26, 2001
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ADAC and Philips merge people and platforms
By Robert Bruce
Longtime nuclear medicine pioneer ADAC is attending its first SNM meeting this week since being acquired late last year by Philips Medical Systems. The Milpitas, CA-based vendor is highlighting its progress in developing a hybrid CT/PET system, a new dedicated PET camera, and a SPECT camera with a decidedly different design.
June 25, 2001
Wagner taps PET Alzheimer’s study as SNM 2001’s Image of the Year
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - A PET study of a new radiopharmaceutical developed for imaging the early onset of Alzheimer’s disease was named Image of the Year by Dr. Henry Wagner Monday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
June 25, 2001
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PET predicts future cognitive decline
By Eric Barnes
TORONTO - In an effort to assess the prognostic value of FDG-PET in people with mild symptoms of memory loss, investigators from UCLA sought to correlate cerebral PET results with future cognitive decline. In a study presented Monday, PET predicted which cognitively impaired patients could be expected to worsen.
June 25, 2001
GE rolls out line of hybrid scanners
By Erik L. Ridley
GE Medical Systems believes that fusion imaging is the future of nuclear medicine. And the Waukesha, WI-based firm is backing up its vision with the launch of a family of combo scanners at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
June 24, 2001
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Toshiba showcases gamma camera workstation at SNM
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
The nuclear medicine division of Toshiba America Medical Systems has beefed up its e.soft workstation for the T. Cam gamma camera systems. SNM attendees are getting a gander at the four new application options.
June 24, 2001
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Nuclear medicine rides wave of good news as SNM show opens
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - You can pardon nuclear medicine proponents if they’re feeling a little flush. The modality, once written off as obsolete by much of the medical imaging world, is finding itself smack in the middle of a remarkable boom as demand for metabolic imaging data skyrockets.
June 24, 2001
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