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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October 8, 2010 — The Ivy Model 3000 Series Cardiac Trigger Monitor offers precision image-triggering nuclear medicine ...

Time October 08, 2010
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October 5, 2010 — The Society of Nuclear Medicine’s Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence (MICoE) changed its name ...

Time October 05, 2010
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Feature | Nuclear Imaging | April Mann, BA, CNMT, NCT, RT(N)

As production of molybdenum-99 returns to normal with the Canadian Chalk River Laboratories reactor back online and the ...

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September 29, 2010 — In a prospective study published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging ...

Time September 28, 2010
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September 8, 2010 — A series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular ...

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September 1, 2010 - Two devices in one is one of the mega trends in imaging diagnostics. The spectrum ranges from a ...

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August 30, 2010 – A portfolio of advanced quantification solutions for 2-D and 4-D ultrasound imaging were added to ...

Time August 30, 2010
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August 23, 2010 — The Intego positron emission tomography (PET) infusion system is now listed with Novation LLC, one of ...

Time August 30, 2010
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Feature | Cristen Bolan

In scientific research, sometimes simply connecting two points with a line is enough to paint the big picture. When ...

Time August 27, 2010
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August 24, 2010 - In a recent study presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 52nd Annual ...

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August 23, 2010 - A new, rapid method of labeling peptides with a fluorine-18 (F-18) positron-emission tomography (PET) ...

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August 13, 2010 - In an effort to help customers increase utilization, while reducing scheduled downtime for planned ...

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August 6, 2010 - This week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a $228,458 grant to improve the clinical ...

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August 3, 2010 — New cancer-specific imaging compounds may help enhance the imaging capabilities of positron emission ...

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Siemens showcased multiple technologies and software solutions at SNM 2010, all designed to increase patient safety and ...

Time August 02, 2010
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July 23, 2010 – A new research and development center for medical imaging systems recently opened at University ...

Time July 23, 2010
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July 16, 2010 – High demand has led Positron Corp. to increase production of Attrius positron emission tomography (PET) ...

Time July 16, 2010
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July 9, 2010 – Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. announced this week that it has signed a new manufacturing and supply ...

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July 7, 2010 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Medrad Inc. clearance to market the Medrad Intego ...

Time July 07, 2010
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June 14, 2010 – A radio tracer is quickly gaining popularity among cardiologists in the United States. Bracco ...

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