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Siemens Unveils Symbia Intevo Bold SPECT/CT, a Scanner Built to Offer Multiple Scanning Applications
Siemens is unveiling a new SPECT/CT (single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography) system in the coming days at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging in Denver, Colorado. The Symbia...
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GE Unveils Two New Advanced Molecular Imaging Systems
GE Healthcare is releasing two new new molecular imaging systems, the Discovery MI, a PET/CT scanner and Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT, a SPECT/CT system. The Discovery MI is a PET/CT that as some of its features offers a large field of view for...
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Corvida Medical's Halo Hazardous Meds Transfer System FDA Cleared
Corvida Medical, a firm based in Coralville, Iowa, obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for the Halo Closed System Transfer Device, a product designed to prevent clinicians from being exposed to hazardous medications such as those used in...
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SAVI SCOUT Uses Non-Radioactive Seeds to Localize Breast Tumors (VIDEO)
Breast tumor resection typically comprises of two separate procedures to first localize the tumor and then to actually remove it. Once a physician identifies tumor location, a guidewire or a radioactive seed is positioned at the center of the...
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GE's New SIGNA PET/MR with Time-of-Flight Tech Under Review by FDA
GE Healthcare has announced that its new SIGNA PET/MR combination scanner is currently pending FDA clearance. The device performs both the MR and PET scans at the same time, allowing accurate mapping of images from the two modalities. The PET...
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Philips Shows Off Vereos All-Digital PET/CT System at RSNA 2013
Philips has introduced its Vereos PET/CT fully digital positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging system at RSNA in Chicago this week. The newly FDA cleared Vereos uses digital photon counters instead of traditional analog...
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Siemens Symbia Intevo xSPECT SPECT/CT System Receives FDA Clearance
Siemens has received FDA approval for its xSPECT system, a SPECT/CT system that fuses SPECT and CT data into a single dataset for improved image quality, reproducibility and alignment. The system, first announced at the meeting of the Society of...
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Radioactive Lead Coupled to Tumor-Seeking Antibodies to Kill Cancer
The business of ferrying tumor killing particles and depositing them on their targets has been a major part of nanotechnology research. Much of this work focuses on the particles themselves, exploring new ways for them to attack cancer cells, while...
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SPECT-CT Fusion Imaging Reveals Tiny Bone Fractures
Stress fractures of bones can be difficult to detect using traditional X-rays, but that doesn't prevent them from cracking further and causing great displeasure to the patients. Early detection can lead to preventative rehab, so radiologists at...
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