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Tablet-controlled CT scanners lead Siemens products at RSNA

By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - An extension of its tablet-controlled Somatom go CT concept into new price points, a new flagship mammography system, and a new product launch for MRI scans of the knee are among the highlights in the RSNA 2017 booth of Siemens Healthineers.

November 28, 2017

Researchers resolve PET/MRI issue for epilepsy patients

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Researchers believe they have overcome the challenge of attenuation correction in PET/MRI to ensure diagnostic image quality in brain scans of patients with medically refractory epilepsy, according to a study presented on Tuesday at the RSNA 2017 annual meeting.

November 26, 2017

GE RSNA launches range from CT to molecular imaging

By Brian Casey and Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - In its booth at RSNA 2017, GE Healthcare is highlighting a wide range of product launches and upgrades, from a new CT scanner designed to make it easier to perform routine spectral imaging to new PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems.

November 26, 2017

MIM Software gets FDA nod for dosimetry of Y-90 microspheres

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical imaging software developer MIM Software has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for post-treatment dosimetry of yttrium-90 (Y-90) microspheres.

November 25, 2017

PET/CT, MRI foretell developing neurofibromas

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Researchers from Spain are following the adage "forewarned is forearmed" by using PET/CT and MRI to predict which lesions could progress to malignant neurofibromas. They presented their findings on Sunday at RSNA 2017.

November 25, 2017

Did PET scan confirm CTE in living NFL player?

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Based on a brain autopsy using PET with the radiopharmaceutical FDDNP, researchers believe they have confirmed a diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a former NFL player, according to a paper published online November 10 in Neurosurgery.

November 16, 2017

IBA posts revenue decreases in Q3

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) posted revenue decreases for its third quarter and first nine months of 2017.

November 15, 2017

PET/MRI could help diagnose kidney transplant infection

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers in Germany are developing a novel PET/MRI approach to determine whether a kidney transplant patient has developed an infection in the transplanted tissue, according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

November 15, 2017

Cardinal Health to sell China business

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiopharmaceutical supplier Cardinal Health has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Cardinal Health China business to Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding for $1.2 billion.

November 14, 2017

FDG-PET/CT could improve treatment for NSCLC patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Using FDG-PET/CT, researchers in Italy have found a correlation between cell-free tumor DNA circulating in the bloodstream and the aggressiveness of tumors in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published in the November issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

November 8, 2017

CellSight creates partnership for PET tracer

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET imaging firm CellSight Technologies is collaborating with Boehringer Ingelheim to evaluate its VisAcT PET imaging tracer for future use in the development and monitoring of immune-oncological therapies.

November 8, 2017

Sterigenics takes on new identity as Sotera

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Sterigenics International, the parent company of Canadian isotope firm Nordion and sterilization services vendor Sterigenics, has changed its name to Sotera Health.

November 7, 2017

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