Molecular Imaging

Nuclear imaging, also called molecular imaging, includes positron emission computed tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging. This section includes radiopharmaceuticals and tracers, PET-CT, SPECT-CT, and PET-MRI. Molecular imaging includes the field of nuclear medicine, which uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to diagnose and treat disease.

Feature | Rick Dana Barlow

The Radiological Society of North America’s annual post-Thanksgiving scientific assembly gave thousands of radiologists ...

Time November 15, 2006
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Technology

By improving image quality with low count-rate imaging, GEMINI TF opens the door to the next emerging set of ...

Time November 12, 2006
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Feature | Norbert Wilke, M.D.

Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. Each year, approximately ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Case Study

When St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD, wanted to boost its lagging MRI volume, it went to an extreme. The 105-bed ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Shelley M. Johnson

As the saying goes, “if we build it, they will come.” That is, assuming we live in a perfect world made of baseball, hot ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Case Study

Emory University radiation oncologists recently launched a program for treating brain tumors with frameless radiosurgery ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Mary Beth Massat

Imagine logging in at your workstation, a user interface pops up with your name, Hello Dr. Smith, and the protocols for ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

As if RSNA wasn’t big enough, expect it to be even bigger this year. As the scope of radiology widens, so does the ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Case Study

In today’s environment of increasing accountability and cost optimization, radiology centers are seeking ways to manage ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Nadim Daher

With the adoption of PACS within multiple departments across the enterprise and its increasing operation across ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Case Study

The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison, WI, is at the forefront of medical research and technology ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Jeff Wescott

Maintaining the financial health of your radiology practice is key to helping you address the physical health of your ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Case Study

As one of the first hospitals in Missouri to be built under the Hill Burton Act of 1946, Madison Medical Center serves ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Cristen C. Bolan

When a hospital or freestanding outpatient facility purchases a CT or an MR system, it needs an infrastructure that can ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | John P. Wellbank

When opening a new imaging outpatient center or expanding and improving on current services and business capabilities ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Bill McGee

Imaging modalities and applications are going where they’ve never gone before. More than ever, healthcare providers are ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Case Study

The new home for Hoag Breast Care Center in Newport Beach, CA, is the Sue and Bill Gross Women’s Pavilion. The Pavilion ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Scott Smith

It’s impossible to underestimate or overemphasize the importance of patient safety. Regardless of the latest innovative ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Case Study

Healthcare organizations around the world are actively looking for new ways to improve the flow of work throughout their ...

Time November 09, 2006
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Feature | Brady D. Schultz

In the past, nuclear medicine had been coined “unclear medicine” by cynics because of its inability to target exactly ...

Time November 08, 2006
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