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LSO PET/CT study wins Image of the Year

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

NEW ORLEANS - The Society of Nuclear Medicine chose an image produced by a lutetium oxyorthosilicate (LSO) PET/CT as its 2003 Image of the Year. Dr. Benjamin Halpern and colleagues from the University of California, Los Angeles, devised a protocol to make whole-body PET faster, and perhaps cheaper.

June 23, 2003

ACR Learning File CD-ROM Series: Body MRI

While the format of this first edition of Learning File is far superior to any other application, the program does not offer the depth and breadth of this modality, nor does it cover all the topics that are central to body imaging.

June 8, 2003

Lodox debuts full-body DR unit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Lodox Systems North America has unveiled Statscan, a flexible-format digital radiography system designed for trauma centers and emergency rooms.

March 2, 2003

Philips introduces five-minute MRI scanning package

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Medical Systems has launched a new MRI scanning package that enables clinicians to conduct a whole-body scan in about five minutes.

January 19, 2003

Newbridge Capital scoops up BodyScan Imaging, affiliates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Newbridge Capital, a Newport Beach, CA-based financial management company, has signed an agreement to acquire all assets and business interests of Irvine, CA-based BodyScan Imaging, Cardiac Imaging, and BodyScan’s affiliate business, Imaging Center Management.

December 10, 2002

Longport receives research grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Portable ultrasound developer Longport said it has received a $500,000 grant in partnership with Lackawanna College in Scranton, PA, from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

June 6, 2002