PET Imaging

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technology (also referred to as molecular imaging) that enables visualization of metabolic processes in the body. The basics of PET imaging is that the technique detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (also called radiopharmaceuticals, radionuclides or radiotracer). The tracer is injected into a vein on a biologically active molecule, usually a sugar that is used for cellular energy. PET systems have sensitive detector panels to capture gamma ray emissions from inside the body and use software to plot to triangulate the source of the emissions, creating 3-D computed tomography images of the tracer concentrations within the body.

News | PET Imaging

September 23, 2015 — New research describes a method, tested in rats, that may someday allow healthcare providers to ...

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News | Radiopharmaceuticals and Tracers

September 16, 2015 — A novel radiopharmaceutical probe developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has the ...

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News | Prostate Cancer

August 21, 2015 — A molecular imaging biomarker is able to detect fast-growing primary prostate cancer and distinguish ...

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News | Neuro Imaging

July 31, 2015 — Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging are on the hunt for biomarkers ...

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News | Molecular Imaging

June 29, 2015 - The Global Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics Market report from Mordor Intelligence revealed that North ...

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News | Molecular Imaging

June 24, 2015 - Siemens' PETNET Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Healthcare, announced it will provide ...

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News | Molecular Imaging

June 12, 2015 - A first-in-human study shows how a powerful new drug finds and attaches itself to the ovarian and ...

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June 12, 2015 - Neuroinflammation caused by a reactive immune system could be tripping off the neurodegeneration seen in ...

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June 12, 2015 - Siemens' PETNET Solutions Inc. has entered into a nationwide agreement with U.K.-based Blue Earth ...

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June 12, 2015 - A new molecular imaging agent has been demonstrated to find prostate cancer that has spread to other ...

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June 12, 2015 - Post-treatment surveillance with molecular imaging could mean the early start of a new, life-saving ...

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June 11, 2015 - At the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 6-10 ...

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June 10, 2015 - In May, Group of Companies European Medical Center (GEMC) became the first private clinic in Russia to ...

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Technology

June 8, 2015 - GE Healthcare announced that it has created a solution to make positron emission tomography (PET) tracers ...

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June 8, 2015 - Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging (SDMI) of Las Vegas has bolstered its capabilities by installing the ...

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June 3, 2015 - Mirada Medical and Nautilus Medical have announced their agreement to provide the portable Mirada PET/CT ...

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May 28, 2015 — The novel Ga-68-PSMA-ligand positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has substantially ...

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May 27, 2015 — Ipsen announced the signature of an agreement to acquire OctreoPharm Sciences, a private German life ...

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