Jonathan S. Batchelor[email protected]Molecular ImagingTeraReconTeraRecon of San Mateo, CA, will be unveiling its MGC500 mini gamma camera to RSNA 2005 attendees later this month.November 2, 2005Molecular ImagingSiemens Medical SolutionsMultimodality vendor Siemens of Malvern, PA, will be featuring hybrid imaging technology in its McCormick Place booth this year at the RSNA conference.November 2, 2005Molecular ImagingPositronPET developer Positron of Houston will be using the RSNA show to unveil its economical mPower Elite whole-body PET/CT scanner optimized for cardiology, oncology, and neurology.November 2, 2005Molecular ImagingPhilips Medical SystemsPhilips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, will unveil its PET/CT viewer for the company's Extended Brilliance Workspace application, and will discuss its plans to move the Gemini GXL PET/CT scanner to Brilliance 2.0 workstation software.November 2, 2005Molecular ImagingNaviscan PET SystemsPositron emission mammography (PEM) developer Naviscan PET Systems of Rockville, MD, will introduce its PEM flex PET scanner biopsy option at this year's RSNA show.November 2, 2005Molecular ImagingMercury Computer SystemsMercury Computer Systems of Chelmsford, MA, will debut its Visage family of accelerated, embedded components and applications for reconstructing, processing, visualizing, and analyzing image data for the PET/CT hybrid imaging and preclinical imaging markets.November 2, 2005Molecular ImagingHitachi Medical Systems AmericaThe SceptreP3 PET/CT scanner will be spotlighted by Hitachi Medical Systems America of Twinsburg, OH, at this year's RSNA show.November 2, 2005Nuclear MedicineGE HealthcareGE of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., will showcase its Discovery STE PET/CT hybrid imaging system with a new Discovery Dimension Console that the vendor said is fully integrated to optimize PET/CT workflow.November 2, 2005RSNAGamma Medica-IdeasGamma Medica-Ideas of Northridge, CA, will be unveiling three significant enhancements to its X-SPECT preclinical imaging system.November 2, 2005Nuclear MedicineRise in procedure volume drives molecular imaging's growthMolecular imaging continues its rapid rise, spurred on by strong growth in procedure volume. Approximately 1 million PET procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2004 -- a 46% increase compared with the previous year. The increase in nuclear medicine utilization, particularly for cardiac imaging, has not escaped the notice of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).November 2, 2005Previous PagePage 32 of 82Next PageTop StoriesUltrasoundPOCUS performs well in assessing pathologic venous congestionPoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) showed success in venous excess ultrasound assessment of critically ill patients.CTMachine learning plus CT helps assess severity of COPDUltrasoundActive thyroid surveillance effective, beneficial for older patientsMolecular ImagingFES-PET shows promise staging women with invasive lobular cancerCTStructured CT reporting tool may aid hernia detection after bariatric surgery
