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The interactive nature of nuclear medicine images makes it difficult to integrate even the simplest of these studies into a hospital PACS, according to a leading expert on medical image processing.Unlike static radiological image data sets, nuclear

Growth into 7T facilitates molecular imagingA whole-body imaging package developed by Philips Medical Systems for its Intera 1.5T is being positioned as a viable alternative to nuclear medicine scans for cancer screening and

Only a few weeks ago, the acquisition of Syncor International by Cardinal Health appeared to be hanging by a thread (SCAN 11/27/02). No more. The deal closed Jan. 1, making Cardinal Health the leading provider of nuclear pharmacy services in the U.S.,

Idled since midsummer 2000, MDS Nordion's Maple 1 reactor may soon be back online. The company, which supplies most of the world's medical isotopes, has been authorized by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to restart the reactor in low-power mode.

Millennium MyoSight slips into small spacesThe nuclear medicine community has a new gamma camera. The GE Millennium MyoSight debuted Sept. 26 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology in Baltimore. The

A dual-head, solid-state imaging system designed for cardiology applications will be commercially released in September by its developer, San Diego-based Digirad. The new product, called CardiusSST, will be displayed at the American Society of Nuclear

Michael Reitermann has taken the reigns of Siemens Nuclear Medicine Group in Hoffman Estates, IL. Reitermann replaces group president Barbara Franciose, who served in that position since

Products boast smaller, lighter, simpler designsVulcan Nuclear has begun marketing its 5-curie FDG Shipping System. The new product follows on the commercial heels of the PET Vial Shield Dispensing Station, which the Milwaukee, WI,

CTI seeks to proliferate core positron technologyHitachi Medical Systems formally unveiled an entry-level PET scanner at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Los Angeles June 15 to 19.The scanner, which Hitachi

Digital detector offers dose and space benefitsLong before Royal Philips began buying up ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and multimodality vendors, Philips Medical Systems was a contender in the medical imaging industry, largely due

Gamma cameras complement mammographyNuclear medicine has not fared well on its own in women's health. That may be why Gamma Medica has taken a different tack. The Northridge, CA, company has fashioned its gamma cameras to work

Voluntary suspension should end in early 2002As 2001 drew to a close, ADAC staff were reviewing documentation involving manufacture of the company's nuclear medicine equipment. Completing the review will be a major milestone on the

Research backs vendor claims of valueClinical support for the use of hybrid PET/CT scanners is increasing. That's good news for the nuclear medicine industry, whose leaders have invested heavily in this technology. At the RSNA

Brigham and Women’s Hospital has begun testing a cardiac workstation developed by Agfa. The workstation, which includes echocardiography and nuclear cardiology features, is designed for use with Agfa’s Impax Cardiology image and information

A group of nuclear medicine cardiologists and others who use nuclear medicine data have formed an ad hoc task force to encourage vendors to improve their DICOM software and work with each other to test their DICOM connectivity. Members of the task

Leading provider of nuclear pharmacy services Syncor International has acquired a privately held group of distributors of radiology and cardiology products and a provider of cardiovascular imaging services. The group of distributors comprises

Among the many ways that corporations hoped the Internet might save them money, no one considered its potential for reducing baggage—until Toshiba America.Rather than lug gamma cameras to the Toronto annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear

The worst fears of owners and vendors of coincidence cameras were confirmed on June 29, when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) formally restricted reimbursement to selected types of nuclear medicine devices.Expanded PET applications

In a bid to expand its capacity to make certain key radioisotopes for use in nuclear medicine, MDS Nordion plans to invest $20 million to build a cyclotron in Vancouver, BC. The atom smasher, when completed in January 2003, could double the

The U.S. market may soon welcome two new dedicated PET scanners under four different labels. The scanners, formally launched at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Toronto, are remarkable for the materials built into their detectors,

An Australian subsidiary of Syncor has acquired Radpharm Scientific, distributor and manufacturer of diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals. Based in Canberra, Radpharm distributes its products to more than 160 nuclear medicine practices in Australia and

Hybrid PET/CT scanners provided the excitement at the mid-June annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Vendors, led by GE Medical Systems—and its pre-SNM media blitz—hyped the clinical and economic importance of their newly

The latest software for Toshiba’s e.soft workstation was displayed at this year’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting. The workstation complements the company’s T.CAM nuclear medicine gamma camera, which is supplied by Siemens Medical

Nearly a third of the 25 radiology-related applications passing FDA muster in April address radiation oncology. The rest were split among MRI, ultrasound, image management, and nuclear medicine. Standouts included two ultrasound systems, an x-ray

Adding to its investment in positron imaging, Integral Nuclear Associates has purchased the assets of Nuclear Imaging Systems and Cardiovascular Concepts. These assets include 14 fixed-site nuclear cardiology imaging centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,