Molecular Imaging

Nuclear imaging, also called molecular imaging, includes positron emission computed tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This section includes radiopharmaceuticals and tracers, PET-CT, SPECT-CT, and PET-MRI. Molecular imaging includes the field of nuclear medicine, which uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose and treat disease.

Technology

Philips’ JETStream Workspace took off at SNM where Philips introduced version 3.0 of its integrated, personalized ...

Time June 27, 2006
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Technology

CardiArc recently released a cardiac SPECT system with reportedly twice the resolution of existing devices designed to ...

Time June 25, 2006
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Feature | Henry N. Wagner, Jr., M.D.

One of the most prominent figures in nuclear medicine in the last half-century is Dr. Henry Wagner of Johns Hopkins ...

Time June 22, 2006
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Feature | Mary Beth Massat

The field of molecular imaging continues to grow. GE Healthcare has already invested $160 million in the development of ...

Time May 18, 2006
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Feature | Paul T. Gihring, B.S., P.E.

Nuclear medicine (NM) was one of the first imaging modalities to offer all-digital acquisition and processing, achieve ...

Time May 17, 2006
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