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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Molecular imaging in clinical trials accelerates the development of promising compounds by allowing physicians to see ...

Time June 10, 2009
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May 29, 2009 - GE Healthcare will showcase a broad range of technological evolutions in imaging, such as PET VCAR ...

Time May 29, 2009
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May 28, 2009 - MDS Nordion, a leading global provider of medical isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals used in molecular ...

Time May 28, 2009
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May 20, 2009 – Definiens, an image software company, and Moffitt Cancer Center will utilize Definiens technology in the ...

Time May 20, 2009
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May 14, 2009 - The FDA has cleared PhotoDetection Systems’ (PDS) NeuroPET scanner, a system designed to serve the ...

Time May 14, 2009
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May 14, 2009 - The SNM Clinical Trials Network, an initiative designed to address the need for streamlined drug ...

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May 14, 2009 -On May 8, 2009, CMS opened the reconsideration of the National Coverage Determination (NCD) on Positron ...

Time May 14, 2009
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May 13, 2009 - American College of Radiology (ACR) Image Metrix has been chosen by the Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI ...

Time May 13, 2009
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May 12, 2009 - PETLinQ LLC, a radiology solutions provider, released its newest product innovation - SoftStationWeb - a ...

Time May 12, 2009
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May 11, 2009 - The Academy of Molecular Imaging (AMI) is pleased to announce that its randomized, multicenter trial ...

Time May 11, 2009
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May 8, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare has filed an exploratory Investigational New Drug (eIND) application with the FDA for a ...

Time May 08, 2009
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May 8, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare announces FDA 510(k) clearance for the new Biograph TruePoint 16-slice PET/CT system ...

Time May 08, 2009
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May 8, 2009 - Positron Systems Inc. signed a Letter of Intent with Idaho State University (ISU) that will set the stage ...

Time May 08, 2009
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May 4, 2009 - The Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) Symposium on Multimodality Cardiovascular Molecular Imaging convened ...

Time May 04, 2009
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May 1, 2009 - The FDA has approved Neusoft Positron Medical Systems 510(k) submission for its Attrius positron emission ...

Time May 01, 2009
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April 28, 2009 - Experts have compiled a comprehensive overview of the literature regarding the usefulness of PET ...

Time April 28, 2009
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April 17, 2009 - GE Healthcare announced the company has signed a research agreement with Brigham and Women’s Hospital ...

Time April 17, 2009
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April 15, 2009 - Based on its recent analysis of the U.S. PET and PET/CT markets, Frost & Sullivan awarded Zecotek ...

Time April 15, 2009
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April 15, 2009 - Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that they can determine after a ...

Time April 15, 2009
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April 15, 2009 - SNM is making history by becoming the first medical association in America to launch a “virtual march” ...

Time April 15, 2009
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