Imatron sells CT unit with GE’s backing
Imatron of South San Francisco, CA, this month announced the sale of an ultrafast CT scanner to Cardiac Imaging Management of New York City. The deal was financed by GE Capital, marking the first ultrafast CT sale to take place under the terms of the
Imatron of South San Francisco, CA, this month announced the sale of an ultrafast CT scanner to Cardiac Imaging Management of New York City. The deal was financed by GE Capital, marking the first ultrafast CT sale to take place under the terms of the joint marketing alliance signed in June between Imatron and GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee (SCAN 6/24/98). The center will open Dec. 1 and will be the first of four Cardiac Imaging Management facilities to be set up in Manhattan by July 1999.
The Reading Room Podcast: Current Perspectives on the Updated Appropriate Use Criteria for Brain PET
March 18th 2025In a new podcast, Satoshi Minoshima, M.D., Ph.D., and James Williams, Ph.D., share their insights on the recently updated appropriate use criteria for amyloid PET and tau PET in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
Can Photon-Counting CT be an Alternative to MRI for Assessing Liver Fat Fraction?
March 21st 2025Photon-counting CT fat fraction evaluation offered a maximum sensitivity of 81 percent for detecting steatosis and had a 91 percent ICC agreement with MRI proton density fat fraction assessment, according to new prospective research.
