Two European firms ally in PET
Alliance Medical of Oxfordshire and M2i of Dublin have formed a joint venture to produce and distribute PET radiopharmaceuticals in the U.K. The new company, called Molecular Imaging Services, will focus on the production of F-18 FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose)
Alliance Medical of Oxfordshire and M2i of Dublin have formed a joint venture to produce and distribute PET radiopharmaceuticals in the U.K. The new company, called Molecular Imaging Services, will focus on the production of F-18 FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) through a series of dedicated radiopharmaceutical production units. These units will serve both hospital-based PET facilities and mobile PET scanners. Alliance Medical operates two PET scanners in the U.K.: a stationary unit at a facility located in London and a mobile PET scanner serving three hospitals. The mobile PET will soon begin serving a fourth hospital.
FDA Clears Virtually Helium-Free 1.5T MRI System from Siemens Healthineers
June 26th 2025Offering a cost- and resource-saving DryCool magnet technology, the Magnetom Flow.Ace MRI system reportedly requires 0.7 liters of liquid helium for cooling over the lifetime of the device in contrast to over 1,000 liters commonly utilized with conventional MRI platforms.
