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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December 28, 2011 — Mirada Medical will demonstrate their software magnetic resonance/positron emission tomography (MR ...

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December 16, 2011 — Positron Corp. announced this week that on Dec. 12, 2011, its Attrius & Attrius L positron emission ...

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December 13, 2011 – During RSNA 2011, Bracco explained it is working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ...

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December 13, 2011 – Molecular breast imaging (MBI) has been found to be equivalent to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...

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November 28, 2011 – Philips Healthcare announced 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...

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The new imaging modality of positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was introduced in the U ...

Time November 23, 2011
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November 18, 2011 – Stroke remains a major healthcare problem; it currently ranks as the third most common cause of ...

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November 9, 2011 – PETNET Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc., has entered ...

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November 7, 2011 -- Philips combines its Ambient Experience with Gemini TF Big Bore positron emission tomography (PET) ...

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Philips TruFlight Select is its first economical positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) system ...

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October 31, 2011 – The Breast journal published new data from a prospective study conducted at the Seoul National ...

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October 21, 2011 — The National Institute of Cancer (INCan) is the first to offer positron emission mammography (PEM) to ...

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October 19, 2011 — University of California Davis (UC Davis) Health System, Petnet Solutions Inc. and Northern ...

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October 14, 2011 — For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), accurate determination of lymph node status ...

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September 28, 2011 – Researchers have a new weapon in their arsenal to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury (TBI) ...

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September 16, 2011 — Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time used several imaging ...

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September 14, 2011 – The Delaware Insurance Commissioner’s announcement that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) ...

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September 13, 2011 – Mediso Medical Imaging Systems announced at the World Molecular Imaging Congress (WMIC) the ...

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Several positron emission tomography (PET) imaging agents are being developed to visualize Alzheimer’s disease in the ...

Time February 09, 2012
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September 8, 2011 — Naviscan announced it obtained CE Mark approval for its high-resolution positron emission tomography ...

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