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.
Community Practice Connections™: The 2nd Annual Hawaii Lung Cancers Conference®
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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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Firm unveils digital detectors at RSNA show
December 28th 1994Nuclear medicine vendor Sopha Medical showed its hand in expandingthe functionality of its line of gamma cameras at this month'smeeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Sopha, ofColumbia, MD, displayed works-in-progress developments in
ADAC joins digital wave at RSNA show with Epic detectors
December 14th 1994Vendor also unveils MacroVision softwareThe trickle of nuclear medicine vendors with digital gamma cameradetectors became a flood at this month's Radiological Societyof North America meeting. Several vendors unveiled developmentsin digital
Summit debuts second-generation digital
November 23rd 1994While other nuclear medicinevendors play catch up by adding digital to their gamma cameras,digital pioneer Summit Nuclear will display its second-generationall-digital gamma cameras, FX-80 and FX-40. The cameras will make their RSNA debut after being
Siemens shows R&D depth with new releases
November 23rd 1994The market depth of Siemens Medical Systems is evidencedby the number of new systems the vendor will unveil in modalities from nuclear medicine to CT to ultrasound. In nuclear medicine, Siemens will soon implement a new modular strategy that allows
Sopha's DST-XL targets body imaging
November 23rd 1994Holding the spotlight in SophaMedical's booth will be Sophycamera DST-XL, a new version of theFrench nuclear medicine vendor's variable-angle dual-head technology.The gamma camera was unveiled at the Society of Nuclear Medicinemeeting in Orlando (SCAN
Trionix returns to RSNA exhibit
November 23rd 1994Don't tell nuclear medicine vendorTrionix that you can't fight the Radiological Society of NorthAmerica. The Twinsburg, OH, company is returning to the RSNA'stechnical exhibit after sitting out last year because of a disputewith the meeting's organizers
ADAC splits off information systems to focus on potential in managed care
November 9th 1994Vendor creates units for medical equipment and RIS businesses ADACLaboratories last week announced a corporate reorganization thatcreates separate business units for its nuclear medicine and health-careinformation systems products. The move is
ADAC financial numbers improve as nuclear medicine market stabilizes
October 26th 1994Firm cracks Japanese market with Sumitomo dealNuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories is predicting smoothsailing ahead after a choppy 1994. In a teleconference with industryanalysts this month, ADAC executives painted a picture of a
ADAC and Elscint settle battle over gamma camera patents on eve of court date
October 12th 1994ADAC pays $2 million as part of settlement Nuclear medicine vendorsADAC Laboratories and Elscint went down to the wire in their legalfight over gamma camera patents, but in the end decided to settleout of court rather than proceed to trial. As
FDA clears Park Medical's digital dual-head
October 12th 1994The Food and Drug Administrationinformed Canadian nuclear medicine vendor Park Medical Systemslast week that its Isocam 2 digital dual-head gamma camera hasbeen cleared for marketing. Park, of Lachine, Quebec, is now poisedto take a run at other
Accounting change gives ADAC paper gain
September 14th 1994Nuclear medicine vendorADAC Laboratories recorded a one-time gain of $8 million lastmonth due to the elimination of a tax credit associated with difficultyears the company experienced in the 1980s. The credit was offsetin part by a $5.5 million charge
Medicare reimbursement for PET is closer with HCFA studying OHTA report on rubidium
September 14th 1994PET may also get a boost from FDA certification of FDGThe soundyou hear may be gridlock breaking. Positron emission tomographypassed two regulatory milestones last month that could help breathelife into moribund sales of this high-end nuclear
ADAC reports slow gamma camera sales as modality slump continues
July 27th 1994New products may get vendor back on track ADAC Laboratories saw its stock go into the tank this month afterthe company projected third-quarter earnings to be sharply lowerdue to fierce competition in the domestic nuclear medicine market.Despite
DOE nears decision on reactor switch for molybdenum program
July 13th 1994DOE chief affirms support for effort The U.S. Department of Energy is close to finalizing a decisionto shift the focus of its molybdenum-99 program from the OmegaWest nuclear reactor to one at Sandia National Laboratory. TheDOE hopes to begin
SPECT advances propel nuclear medicine at SNM's Orlando show
June 29th 1994This month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meetingin Orlando was proof positive that the recent slump in gamma camerapurchasing has not had a pronounced effect on technological innovation.Despite a plunge in orders that began late last year,
MDI buys Meritus Health Services
June 29th 1994Imaging services provider MedicalDiagnostics (MDI) completed its acquisition of Meritus HealthServices, a provider of mobile CT, MRI and nuclear medicine imagingservices. Meritus is based in Roanoke, VA, and serves 17 hospitalsin Virginia, West Virginia
Nuclear medicine slump hits Sopha
June 29th 1994The downturn in the U.S. nuclearmedicine market hit Sopha Medical Systems last week. The U.S.subsidiary of French gamma camera maker Sopha Medical said itwould lay off about 9% of its work force in reaction to a declinein gamma camera orders over the
Slip-ring PET camera from Siemens to sell for less than $1 million
June 15th 1994Novel engineering of ECAT ART aims for cost-efficient operation The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems hopes to take some ofthe pain out of purchasing a new PET camera by introducing a newsystem that will sell for under $1
Elscint Unveils Pentium-powered Workstation for Nuclear Medicine
June 1st 1994XPert Lays Base for Computer-aided Diagnosis Elscint will introduce a Pentium-powered nuclear medicine workstationat this month's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Orlando,FL. The workstation, called XPert, will be the platform for
ADAC Debuts Work at SNMon Attenuation Correction
June 1st 1994Technique Clears up Cardiac SPECT Images Attenuation artifacts caused by human anatomy have long been aproblem for nuclear medicine specialists doing cardiac SPECT.Anatomical structures such as the diaphragm, breasts and anteriorwall of the
Toshiba Software Takes Aim at Nuclear Medicine Artifacts
June 1st 1994Software Programs Improve Quantification As a mature modality, nuclear medicine has been forced to fendoff challenges from other technologies encroaching on its turf.The use of nuclear medicine in brain imaging, for example, hasplummeted since
Cytogen to sever ties with Knoll Pharmaceutical after slow start for MoAb agent in U.S. market
April 20th 1994Firm also reports drop in European sales of OncoScintNuclear medicine'stepid acceptance of monoclonal-antibody-based imaging agents istaking its toll on MoAb pioneer Cytogen. The Princeton, NJ, companyannounced this month that sales of its
DOE proposes reactor switch in Mo-99 production effort
April 20th 1994Nuclear lab closing Omega West reactorThe Department of Energy is reconsidering its plan to restartthe Omega West reactor at Los Alamos National Laboratory in NewMexico in order to produce molybdenum-99, the raw material fortechnetium-99m. The
Weak nuclear medicine market prompts ADAC stock slide
April 6th 1994Drop in orders may signal prolonged slumpSales of nuclear medicine equipment remained level through muchof 1993, while orders in other modalities plunged due to apprehensionabout health-care reform. Nuclear medicine's easy ride could becoming
Neoprobe arranges Israeli agent plant
March 16th 1994Neoprobe is establishingan Israeli subsidiary to run a radiolabeling facility for monoclonalantibody agents used in its nuclear probe technology (see above).The U.S. firm signed a memorandum of understanding with the Israelifirm Rotem Industries in
ADAC patent suit turns tables on nuclear competitor Elscint
March 2nd 1994Underlying technology bought from PhilipsThe patent infringement legal dispute between nuclear medicinevendors ADAC Laboratories and Elscint took an unusual turn lastmonth. ADAC acquired patents from Philips Medical Systems relatingto gamma
Park absorbs Isis effort to launch digital camera
February 16th 1994Park Meditech of Toronto unified its corporate structure overthe past two months and gained a listing on the U.S. NASDAQ stockexchange (symbol: PMDTF) last week. The moves are part of Park'spositioning for a worldwide launch into the nuclear medicine
Nuclear sales shine in a declining market
December 15th 1993Nuclear medicine equipment vendors are having the last laugh overcritics who predicted in the 1980s the eventual demise of thegamma camera market. As 1993 comes to a close, it appears thatnuclear medicine will be the fastest growing segment of the
Canadian isotope spat could cause price hike
November 17th 1993Trouble is brewing again at a Canadian nuclear reactor that isthe source of much of the world's supply of molybdenum-99, theraw material for the nuclear medicine tracer technetium-99m. Thedispute could result in higher prices for a number of
Sopha parent will sell venture in low-field MRI
November 3rd 1993Sopha Medical Systems' short-lived effort to expand into the U.S.MRI market is about to come to an end. The nuclear camera andcomputer vendor's parent company is close to completing a dealto shed the MRI venture, according to Buster Houchins, vice