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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September 21, 2009 - GE Healthcare hosts two consortium workshops on imaging technologies and molecular imaging agents ...

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September 21, 2009 – IBA (Ion Beam Applications S.A.), a provider of PET radiopharmaceuticals, and Aposense Ltd., a ...

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“Our profession faces one of the most significant crises in its history,” said Michael Graham, M.D., president of the ...

Time September 17, 2009
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September 17, 2009 - Lantheus Medical Imaging Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical study to assess ...

Time September 16, 2009
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September 15, 2009 - The Finance Committee in a health-overhaul bill calls for device makers to pay $40 billion in fees ...

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September 15, 2009 - Positron Corp. announced that the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care of Ontario, Canada is ...

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September 9, 2009 - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has received CEO Cancer Gold Standard accreditation ...

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September 8, 2009 - Americans recognize the value of medical imaging as a critical component of high-quality healthcare ...

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August 31, 2009 - The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) responds to reaffirmed to a study and accompanying ...

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In the pre-clinicial trial Expanding the Versatility of Cardiac PET/CT: Feasibility of Delayed Contrast Enhancement CT ...

Time August 19, 2009
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August 18, 2009 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced a proposed decision to cover ...

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August 17, 2009 - Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT equipment purchased by the the NIH ...

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August 6, 2009 - Positron emission tomography (PET) is an important tool for depicting the extent of neuroblastoma in ...

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July 17, 2009 – PETNET Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA, announced today that it is ...

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July 14, 2009 - ACRIN has developed a qualification procedure for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners at ...

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July 8, 2009 - As part of its ongoing support of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging research, SNM—an international ...

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July 2, 2009 - Positron emission tomography (PET) scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast ...

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June 24, 2009 - Naviscan Inc., a molecular breast imaging (MBI) provider, has entered into a distribution agreement with ...

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June 23, 2009 - The positron emission tomography (PET) core laboratory of the American College of Radiology Clinical ...

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June 16, 2009 – The study "Does Positron Emission Tomography Imaging in the Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Liver ...

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