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.

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July 24, 2008 - FluoroPharma said it achieved positive phase I test results for BFPET, a novel Fluorine-18 labeled ...

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July 2, 2008 - Cancer clinicians need to understand and consider the economic impact of new interventions, which often ...

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June 19, 2008 - One of the two images selected as the 2008 SNM Image of the Year at SNM 2008 reveals a relapse of ...

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June 18, 2008 – Naviscan PET Systems released new clinical data using the PEM Flex scanner in breast cancer management ...

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June 18, 2008 - Positron emission tomography (PET) could be an important tool for identifying non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma ...

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June 16, 2008 - Cardinal Health will now manufacture, compound and distribute Positron Emission Tomography (PET) ...

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June 16, 2008 – GE is showcasing at SNM 2008, its Discovery PET/CT platform, created for advanced clinical applications ...

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June 16, 2008 - Cardinal Health will open three additional Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical ...

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June 13, 2008 - Siemens will feature its newest technology, HD-PET, as well as new features in SPECT imaging and imaging ...

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Feature | By Amy Ballard, M.Ed., director of research, Arkansas Urology

Biomarkers are key indicators for pharmaceutical companies in determining which types of drugs to develop for various ...

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Feature | Amy Ballard, M.Ed., director of research, Arkansas Urology

Could the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease one day become as routine as treating high cholesterol? Instead of a simple ...

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Small and large medical imaging equipment suppliers alike are struggling with slowed equipment sales resulting from ...

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June 3, 2008 – GE showcased at ASCO its latest advances in molecular imaging technologies such as the IN Cell Analyzer ...

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May 29, 2008 - Siemens will display its latest innovations at SNM 2008, including how HD•PET is reportedly improving ...

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May 28, 2008 - SNM’s 55th Annual Meeting, “Molecular Imaging: Build on the Past, Define the Future,” will be held June ...

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April 10, 2008 - The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology received a record number of abstract ...

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April 4, 2008 – Philips entered into a seven-year research partnership with West China Hospital, an affiliate of the ...

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March 26, 2008 - Clinicians changed the intended care of more than one in three cancer patients as the result of FDG-PET ...

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March 26, 2008 – Siemens will launch its first molecular imaging biomarker production facility in Chennai, India, aiming ...

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March 24, 2008 - Researchers have developed a three-dimensional scanner that combines positron emission tomography (PET) ...

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