Hicham Skali, M.D., a staff cardiologist and member of the Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and at Brigham and Women’s / Massachusetts General...
SPECT-CT
SPECT-CT combines single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) gamma cameras and computed tomography (CT) into one imaging system.
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November 5, 2019 — Philips Medical System is recalling the Forte Gamma Camera System due to the potential for the 660-pound detector to detach from the device without warning. The vendor said this could result in a serious injury, such as crushing, trapping or killing the patient. The U.S.
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This is a walk around of the new Spectrum Dynamics Veriton SPECT-CT nuclear imaging system introduced at the 2018 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting.
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April 2, 2018 – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced March 29 that it renewed Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) Nuclear Research and Test Establishment Operating License for the Chalk River Laboratories (CRL) site.
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February 8, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently took steps to ensure a stable and secure supply of a critical radioactive imaging tracer used to detect potentially life-threatening diseases.
A, Initial conventional axial CT image shows no noticeable lung damage (within red box) in right upper lobe. B, Electron density spectral CT image obtained at same time as image in A shows lesions (within red box) in right upper lobe. C, Follow-up conventional axial chest CT image obtained 5 days after images in A and B confirm presence of lesions (within red box) in right upper lobe. Image courtesy of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
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October 22, 2020 — According to an open-access article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the use of...
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October 20, 2020 — Bioimaging technologies are the eyes that allow doctors to see inside the body in order to diagnose...
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Hicham Skali, M.D., a staff cardiologist and member of the Non-invasive Cardiovascular Imaging Program at Brigham and...
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A suspected pulmonary embolism on a conventional CT image (left (or top), red arrow) is confirmed on a spectral CT by the presence of a corresponding wedge-shaped perfusion defect (right (or bottom), red outline). The spectral image was reconstructed when conventional CT images were not enough to form a definitive diagnosis. All data was acquired simultaneously using a Philips IQon Spectral CT scanner. (Images courtesy of Dr. Gopal V. Punjabi, Hennepin County Medical Center)
Blog | Information Technology | March 12, 2018
It isn’t enough for engineers today to simply design what might be technologically possible. Their innovations must be...
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February 28, 2020 — MR Solutions will be displaying its latest dry magnet 3T to 9.4T preclinical, multi-modality MRI (...
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News | SPECT Imaging | November 08, 2019
November 8, 2019 — Using ground-breaking technology, researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC...
Philips Medical System is recalling its older Forte Gamma Camera SPECT imaging systems due to the possibility of the detectors falling off of the unit onto the patient. The two gamma cameras can be seen in this photo on either side of the patient bed. These can be rotated above the patient.
Feature | Nuclear Imaging | November 05, 2019 | Dave Fornell, Editor
November 5, 2019 — Philips Medical System is recalling the Forte Gamma Camera System due to the potential for the 660-...
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October 28, 2019 — Phoenix LLC and Shine Medical Technologies LLC, nuclear technology companies focused on near-term...
News | Interventional Radiology | July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019 — New consensus recommendations for personalized treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with BTG’s...
Videos | SPECT-CT | December 12, 2018
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News | SPECT Imaging | December 06, 2018
December 6, 2018 — Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) cardiac imaging company Spectrum Dynamics filed a...
A PET/CT head and neck cancer scan.
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“Experimental validation implemented in real-life situations and not theoretical claims exaggerating small advantages...
Technology | Nuclear Imaging | July 16, 2018
July 16, 2018 — At the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 23-26...
Cardiac MRI being performed at the DeBakey Heart Hospital.
Feature | Cardiac Imaging | May 03, 2018 | By Jeff Zagoudis
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for cardiac assessment provides a radiation-free alternative to other commonly used...
The Chalk River nuclear isotope reactor license has been renewed, but will be decommissioned by 2028. The reactor supplies about 50 percent of the world's supply of Tc99m.
Feature | Nuclear Imaging | April 02, 2018 | Dave Fornell
April 2, 2018 – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced March 29 that it renewed Canadian Nuclear...
A suspected pulmonary embolism on a conventional CT image (left (or top), red arrow) is confirmed on a spectral CT by the presence of a corresponding wedge-shaped perfusion defect (right (or bottom), red outline). The spectral image was reconstructed when conventional CT images were not enough to form a definitive diagnosis. All data was acquired simultaneously using a Philips IQon Spectral CT scanner. (Images courtesy of Dr. Gopal V. Punjabi, Hennepin County Medical Center)
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Technetium-99m is primarily used for the detection of cancer and to assess perfusion defects in the heart caused by heart attacks or other conditions.
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February 8, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently...
Videos | Nuclear Imaging | August 24, 2017
Prem Soman, M.D., director of nuclear cardiology at the Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh, and...
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June 10, 2017 — GE Healthcare showcased positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed...
News | Molecular Imaging | June 09, 2017
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared syngo.via VB20 for Molecular Imaging (MI) from Siemens Healthineers...
News | SPECT-CT | June 08, 2017
Siemens Healthineers debuts Symbia Intevo Bold at the 2017 annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine &...