The Diagnostic Imaging CT modality focus page provides information, videos, podcasts, and the latest news about industry product developments, trial results, screening guidelines, and protocol guidance that touch on the use of CT across the healthcare continuum, from various cancer screenings, such as lung and colon, to cardiothoracic imaging, to appendicitis, and more.
March 14th 2025
For immunocompromised individuals, denoised ultra-low-dose CT offers similar detail as normal-dose CT scans for pneumonia detection, according to a recent study.
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(CME Credit Only) Lung Cancer Tumor Board®: The Pivotal Role of Multimodal Therapy in Leveraging Immunotherapy for Stage I-III NSCLC When the Goal Is Cure
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FDA clears Toshiba's coincidence option
January 13th 1999The Food and Drug Administration cleared Toshiba America Medical Systems' coincidence detection imaging software for its Toshiba E. Cam last month, according to Lin Sinclair, product manager for the company's nuclear medicine division. Toshiba's E.Cams
ADAC to restate three years of revenues
January 13th 1999Shareholders of nuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories received a shock late last month when the company announced that it will restate its financial results for the last three years. The news prompted a major selloff in ADAC shares and triggered a
Technology advances, PET spark nuclear medicine at RSNA show
January 7th 1999Nuclear medicine vendors rolled into the RSNA show confident in the strength of the technology advances in their exhibits and the health of the overall market. The U.S. nuclear medicine market exhibited robust growth in 1998, with vendors predicting that
Picker and GE complete deals to acquire Elscint business units
December 16th 1998Acquisitions are finalized just days before start of RSNA conferenceIt went down to the wire, but Picker International and GE Medical Systems achieved their goals of acquiring Elscint's CT, nuclear medicine, and MRI business units in time for this
ADAC introduces new cameras at RSNA
December 16th 1998Nuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories of Milpitas, CA, introduced two new variable-angle gamma cameras at this month's Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago: Forte and Vertex V60. ADAC hopes Forte, a new open-gantry camera, will
ADAC posts record fourth quarter
November 11th 1998ADAC Laboratories continues to experience healthy financial growth, thanks to robust performances from all of its businesses. The Milpitas, CA-based nuclear medicine and radiation therapy powerhouse posted a 20% increase in revenue during its record
Sopha veterans form Segami to sell software for gamma cameras
October 28th 1998Startup hires Diagnostix Plus as distributorIn radiology’s new managed-care environment, nuclear medicine departments are looking for ways to maximize their assets, especially large capital equipment like gamma cameras. One way to do this is
Nuclear medicine procedures grow 7%
October 14th 1998Market research firm Technology Marketing Group of Des Plaines, IL, reported this month that nuclear medicine procedure volume climbed almost 7% in the U.S. in 1997, with the number of studies performed growing from 12.1 million in 1996 to 12.9 million
Nuclear Associates releases calibrators
October 1st 1998Nuclear Associates releases calibratorsNuclear Associates has introduced several calibrators designed for PACS and computed radiography applications. PACS Test Pattern, available in digital and film formats, allows users to detect, identify, and
GE ventures outside radiology with bid to purchase Marquette
September 30th 1998Vendor beefs up offerings in cardiologyLess than two weeks after putting in a bid for the MRI and nuclear medicine divisions of Elscint, GE Medical Systems made another corporate play, this time in its own backyard. If all goes as planned,
Cleveland firm OCTI hopes to sell Russian optic imaging technology
September 16th 1998OCTI developing optical coherence tomographyUsing light as an imaging source has long fascinated inventors. But since radiology has produced such effective imaging modalities as CT, nuclear medicine, MRI, and ultrasound, radiologists have been
Syncor signs Israeli radiopharmacy deal
September 2nd 1998Radiopharmacy firm Syncor International of Woodland Hills, CA, has agreed to license its technology to Israeli nuclear research agency Soreq and its subsidiary, Isorad, which plan to establish a radiopharmacy in Israel. In exchange for providing
FDA clears Siemens’ cardiac software
August 19th 1998Siemens Medical Systems' Nuclear Medicine Group announced this month that the Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Hoffman Estates, IL, division's Emory Cardiac Toolbox, a cardiac image processing software package. Developed by Emory University
FDA clears ELGEMS artifact correction
August 19th 1998The Food and Drug Administration has cleared a nonuniform attenuation correction package developed by nuclear medicine firm ELGEMS of Tirat Hacarmel, Israel. The upgrade, called VTransACT, works on dual-head variable-angle gamma cameras manufactured by
Founder of Park Medical resurfaces with new gamma camera company IS2
August 5th 1998Iain Stark plans to avoid pitfalls that trapped ParkThe founder of defunct gamma camera developer Park Medical Systems has returned to the nuclear medicine market with IS2 Research, a company formed to commercialize a new generation of gamma
ADAC basks in third-quarter glow
August 5th 1998Nuclear medicine and information systems vendor ADAC Laboratories reported record third-quarter results last month and predicted good times ahead due to the Health Care Financing Administration's publication of reimbursement rates for PET studies. The
Nuclear medicine firm Syncor to offer teleradiology services
August 1st 1998Nuclear medicine firm Syncor to offer teleradiology servicesRadiopharmacy firm branches out with NukeNet A surprising new entrant is planning to join the market for nuclear medicine teleradiology services. Radiopharmacy firm Syncor
Lafayette Pharmaceuticals acquires Victoreen and Nuclear Associates
July 22nd 1998Companies will operate under Inovision nameBarium contrast agent manufacturer Lafayette Pharmaceuticals of Yorba Linda, CA, announced this month the purchase of Victoreen and Nuclear Associates for an undisclosed amount. The deal brings Lafayette,
International Isotopes leaves SNM strengthened by corporate agenda
July 22nd 1998Texas company plans to distribute research isotopesInternational Isotopes marked its Society of Nuclear Medicine conference debut as an exhibitor with a robust corporate agenda. The company highlighted its strategy of manufacturing and providing
Syncor agrees to distribute FDG for Massachusetts General Hospital
July 22nd 1998Deal gives company access to burgeoning FDG marketRadiopharmaceutical firm Syncor International of Woodland Hills, CA, regained access to a critical nuclear medicine resource last month when it announced an agreement with Massachusetts General
FDA clears Siemens LSO hybrid camera
July 22nd 1998The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems received Food and Drug Administration clearance last month for a version of its E.Cam gamma camera that uses hybrid PET/SPECT detectors made from lutetium oxyortho-silicate and sodium iodide
Siemens reveals R&D work on scanner that combines CT and PET technologies
June 24th 1998Hybrid device adds BGO detectors to CT gantryExecutives with the nuclear medicine division of Siemens Medical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL, this month confirmed rumors about the company's efforts to build a hybrid CT/PET scanner. While the
HCFA announces FDG payment rate
June 10th 1998The nuclear medicine community has reason for celebration following the Health Care Financing Administration's June 3 announcement of a national average payment for PET scans. According to ADAC Laboratories of Milpitas, CA, HCFA stated that its Medicare
ADAC to launch PET camera line at SNM conference in Toronto
May 27th 1998Company snatched rights to UGM camera from GENuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories plans to use next month’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Toronto as a launching pad for its foray into the dedicated PET market. ADAC on June 1
Toshiba to feature coincidence at SNM show
May 27th 1998Toshiba America Medical Systems will present ongoing developments in coincidence imaging at next month’s Society of Nuclear Medicine conference in Toronto. The Tustin, CA-based company will feature its Toshiba E.Cam attenuation correction and
Global supply of technetium imperiled by union walkout at Canadian reactor
May 27th 1998Technetium supplies may be exhausted by May 29It seems like déjà vu all over again. Workers again are on strike at the Canadian nuclear reactor that produces most of the world’s supply of molybdenum, which is used to make
Siemens vaults into SNMshow boosted by strong E.Cam sales
May 27th 1998Firm believes its Q1 shipments surpassed ADAC’sThe nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems continues its remarkable rebound, powered by sales of its variable-angle E.Cam gamma camera. The Hoffman Estates, IL, division believes that