June 16, 2008 – Fast intubations are performed in emergency situations where extreme conditions and severe trauma are common, but the key to success is a clear view of a patient’s airway, which is why a nonglare screen is important when using video layngoscopes.

June 16, 2008 – Siemens introduced IQ•SPECT, a works-in-progress that is the newest Symbia feature that enables a comprehensive cardiac evaluation including perfusion, attenuation correction and calcium scoring, in five minutes.

June 16, 2008 – Philips is showcasing what is reportedly the ever large bore PET/CT system—the Philips GEMINI TF Big Bore, with a full 85-centimeter bore for PET and CT scans, that allows for positioning flexibility and has a rigid table design to meet the accuracy requirements for treatment planning, according to the company.

June 16, 2008 - To help ensure that more healthcare facilities throughout the U.S. have access to the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) technology that helps clinicians diagnose and treat disease earlier and more effectively, Siemens has opened two new radiopharmacies in Las Vegas and Pittsburgh.

These two new facilities will produce imaging biomarkers that are a crucial component of PET-CT tests used to diagnose cancer and cardiac and neurological ailments.

June 16, 2008 - Cardinal Health will open three additional Positron Emission Tomography (PET) radiopharmaceutical manufacturing facilities near its existing nuclear pharmacy locations this year, the company said today at SNM 2008.

These manufacturing facilities use cyclotrons to produce fluorine-18 (F-18), the radioactive precursor needed to create fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), the PET imaging agent commonly used to diagnose various diseases. FDG’s relatively short half-life of just under two hours makes it challenging to efficiently distribute the product over great distances.