When radiologists look back on how ultrasound and nuclear medicine evolved, some lament battles lost. Once firmly in the grip of radiologists, these modalities slipped from their grasp into the hands of other specialists, notably those of cardiologists. It’s about to happen again-this time in CT.
Philips Medical Systems has developed a 16-slice CT scanner designed specifically for private practice cardiologists. The new system, which will be unveiled this week at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) conference in Washington, DC, is restricted to the analysis of cardiac and peripheral vasculature and cannot be used to perform radiologic exams.
Visitors to June’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Philadelphia may have glimpsed the future of SPECT imaging with news of systems from Philips and Siemens that marry multislice CT and SPECT (DI SCAN 6/28/04). But it takes two modalities to build a hybrid, and while GE Healthcare’s own offering still relies on single-slice CT technology, the company is ramping up the metabolic imaging end of its SPECT/CT system.
Customers in the market for a PET/CT may soon have a new choice. The FDA is reviewing Hitachi Medical Systems' Sceptre P3, an LSO-based rotational PET scanner outfitted with a quad-slice CT. Hitachi is planning a fourth-quarter commercial release of the
The rising popularity of nuclear medicine imaging has spurred several organizations to develop DICOM standards for seamless transmission of the complex dynamic images in the digital world of PACS.The Society of Nuclear Medicine DICOM working group and
If not for the advent of PET/CT, the nuclear medicine market would be going nowhere. Gamma cameras have slipped into a very long life cycle. Industry executives estimate that customers are holding onto gamma cameras for eight to 10 years, and for good
GE Healthcare announced at this month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting the development of a system to help produce a derivative of the fluorine positron radioisotope. The 18F-F2 isotope is a critical starting point for the production of F-DOPA,
Slightly more than one of every 10 patients with moderate-to-severe kidney disease who undergo coronary angiography enhanced with iopamidol or iodixinol contrast media will die or experience another major adverse event, such as stroke or myocardial infarction, in the year following imaging because of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) associated with the procedure.
Display groups images by acquisition time Call it information overload. Call it the price of progress. But don't call it a done deal.The flow of data from multidetector CT scanners has challenged radiologists since the first MDCTs
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A new viewer developed at Fujita Health University in Japan promises to streamline the process of reviewing images produced by multidetector CT scanners. Although specialized viewers for MDCT images exist, their operation tends to be complicated,
Training programs target faculty, residentsRadiologists won't lose control over the cardiac application of CT and MR the way they did echocardioagraphy and nuclear medicine, if Dr. Dieter R. Enzmann has anything to say about it.
The use of CT angiography will increase rapidly over the next five years, complementing or replacing other cardiovascular examinations, such as diagnostic cardiac catheterization, MR, and nuclear imaging, according to ECRI. The nonprofit health services
Cardiology drives boom in non-PET imagingNuclear medicine has leapt forward dramatically. Data acquired and interpreted by IMV Medical Information Division of Des Plaines, IL, indicates that an estimated 18.4 million nuclear
PET/CT dominated nuclear medicine offerings, as it has for several years. Citing opinions expressed by academic luminaries, vendors spoke about the prospect of this hybrid technology replacing stand-alone PET. The increased speed and demonstrated ability
Volumetric visualization with multidetector-row CT helps find and characterize gastric cancer. It should also be used for the preoperative staging of these malignancies, according to studies presented Monday morning.
A 10-year study has determined that annual CT scans could prevent as many as half of lung cancer deaths. Annual screening detects early-stage lung cancers, which have a curability rate of 80% to 90%.
Radiologists who are most experienced at reading virtual colonoscopy studies may not deliver the most accurate results, according to a pilot study presented Monday.
Exhibits to address nuclear energy, medicineEarly promoters of MRI wasted little time sanitizing the name of their new modality, settling on magnetic resonance and dispensing with the term "nuclear." They perceived, correctly, that
Philips Medical Systems commercially launched its Syntegra multimodality software at the June Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting as part of two other products. The company released the software to run on the Pinnacle3 3D radiation therapy planning
Nuclear medicine physicians and technologists at the June annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine got a taste of the new functionality available on Siemens' e.soft workstation. Among the new standard features are postprocessing, workflow, and
Philips Medical Systems will begin routine deliveries of the latest version of its gantryless gamma camera, called Skylight 2.0, in August. The system, which was showcased in the Philips booth at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, is equipped with
ASIA8th Asia and Oceania Congress of Nuclear Medicine and BiologyBeijing, ChinaE-mail: jfang@aofnmb.netwww.aofnmb.netOct. 9 - 13, 200426th Annual Scientific Meeting of the College of Radiology, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia & 5th Asian
Teleradiology techniques are enabling an Australian radiology service to offer nuclear cardiology via a Web-based platform. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) performed long-distance may eliminate costly transports."We are conducting a prospective
Markus Lusser has been named vice president of sales and marketing for the Siemens Medical Solutions' Nuclear Medicine Group. On March 1, he took over worldwide strategic sales and marketing planning for the division from Barbara Franciose. Lusser, who
