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GVI launches cardiac SPECT camera

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

WASHINGTON - Gamma camera developer GVI Medical Devices of Twinsburg, OH, is launching a new cardiac SPECT gamma camera, called ClearVision SPECT, at this week's SNM meeting.

June 4, 2007

Philips touts advances at SNM show

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

WASHINGTON - Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, is promoting new enhancements to its flagship PET/CT system, the commercial launch of its newest SPECT camera, and a new preclinical imaging system at this week's SNM meeting.

June 4, 2007

MDS Nordion to help create molecular imaging center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

MDS Nordion of Kanata, Ontario, is collaborating with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute in Ontario to establish a Molecular Imaging Centre of Excellence to advance cardiology research.

June 4, 2007

CAD shows promise in tumor detection with PET

By Wayne Forrest

WASHINGTON - With computer-aided detection (CAD) already making its mark in other imaging modalities, researchers at the University of Chicago in Illinois have devised a method that shows how the technology may prove beneficial for tumor detection by PET. They presented their findings at this week's SNM meeting.

June 4, 2007

Brain PET image wins SNM 2007 Image of the Year honors

By Brian Casey

WASHINGTON - A brain PET image that shows the correlation between radiotracer uptake and aggressive traits in men received Image of the Year honors at the SNM meeting this week. In announcing the recognition, Dr. Henry Wagner said it represents the growing ability of molecular imaging to illustrate the relationship between the mind and the brain.

June 4, 2007

Siemens unveils HD-PET

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Medical Solutions is highlighting its high-definition PET technology at this week's annual meeting of the SNM, formerly the Society for Nuclear Medicine, in Washington, DC.

June 3, 2007