Molecular Imaging

Molecular Imaging

Molecular Imaging

FDA Releases Preliminary Findings From Ongoing CardioGen-82 Investigations

January 13, 2012 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating healthcare professionals and the public about preliminary findings from ongoing investigations following the voluntary recall of CardioGen-82 last July by the manufacturer,...

Philips Receives FDA Clearance to Market its PET/MR Imaging System in the U.S.

Royal Philips Electronics announced 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s first commercially available whole body positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance (PET/MR) imaging system, the Ingenuity TF PE...

FDA: Stop Using CardioGen-82 Due to Increased Radiation Exposure

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare professionals to stop using CardioGen-82 for cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) scans. The manufacturer, Bracco Diagnostics Inc., has decided to voluntarily recall CardioGe...

FDA Clears First Combined PET/MR System
June 10, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Siemens Healthcare 510(k) clearance for the Biograph mMR, the first system worldwide to enable simultaneous whole-body acquisition of data from magnetic resonance (MR) and positron e...
U.S. Cardiology Practices Anticipate Using Fewer Imaging...
February 22, 2012 — Cardiologists are expecting to use fewer imaging modalities per patient case in the future, according to a new report released by market...
Siemens’ New Biograph mCT PET/CT System Receives FDA...
February 16, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the features associated with the new...
PET Techniques Provide More Accurate Diagnosis, Prognosis...
February 13, 2012 — In two new studies featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, researchers revealed how molecular imaging can be...
Manhattan Isotope Technology Receives License Amendment...
January 30, 2012 — Positron Corp., a molecular imaging healthcare company specializing in the field of nuclear cardiology, announced Jan. 23 that its wholly...
Siemens’ New Biograph mCT PET/CT System Receives FDA Clearance
Siemens Healthcare announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the features associated with the new
GE's SPECT System Has FDA Clearance, Offers More Affordable Nuclear Medicine Solution
GE Healthcare announced the Brivo NM615 was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January 2012.  An advanced...
New Quantitative Software for Volumetric Imaging Introduced for iNtuition
During RSNA 2011, TeraRecon Inc. demonstrated a suite of innovative tools for its iNtuition solution to support new applications for...
Mirada Debuts MR/PET Registration Software
Mirada Medical has released a software magnetic resonance/positron emission tomography (MR/PET) technology compatible with any site’s data...
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Articles

PET/MRI Enters the U.S. Market
The new imaging modality of positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was introduced in the U.S. market last summer. The Siemens...
The Race to Image Alzheimer’s Disease
Several positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents are being developed to visualize Alzheimer’s disease in the living brain to accurately diagnose...
Alzheimer's Disease Imaging Options Examined at MEDICA...
September 1, 2011 – As with all chronic illnesses, it is everyone's dream to be able to diagnose Alzheimer's disease in the early stages. Naturally, the aim is...
FDA: Stop Using CardioGen-82 Due to Increased Radiation...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting healthcare professionals to stop using CardioGen-82 for cardiac positron emission tomography (PET)...

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