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Tips for successful pediatric nuclear imaging

The prospect of scanning a pediatric patient can create fear and self-doubt in even the most experienced technologist. Yet most techs will encounter children as patients at some time and with some frequency. Nuclear medicine technologist Sandy Ferency of SPECT imaging provider Brain Matters in Denver shares some important tips to help achieve a good quality scan and a happy patient.

October 19, 2006

Societies lay plans for NM physician extenders

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists and the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board this week said they were working together to create a new class of advanced nuclear medicine technologists, to be called nuclear medicine practitioners (NMPs).

October 11, 2006

Neoprobe debuts Bluetooth probe

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe introduced a new gamma detection probe at the American College of Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago.

October 9, 2006

Gamma Medica-Ideas gets SPECT/MRI development grant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica-Ideas (GM-I) has been awarded a $100,000 grant to develop a SPECT/MRI small animal imaging system.

October 4, 2006

BioLucent debuts gamma camera MammoPad

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mammography pad developer BioLucent has introduced a new MammoPad breast cushion designed for gamma camera imaging.

October 4, 2006

Segami, Mid-Atlantic Imaging debut cardiac gamma camera

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Nuclear medicine software developer Segami and gamma camera developer Mid-Atlantic Imaging have released the maiCAM180, a portable, dual-detector gamma camera optimized for cardiac SPECT imaging in small office rooms and portable or mobile operations.

September 20, 2006