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New PET Tracer Can Identify Bacterial Infections

The results of this pre-clinical study demonstrate that 6″-18F-fluoromaltotriose is a promising new tracer for diagnosing most bacterial infections and has the potential to change the clinical management of patients suffering from infectious diseases of bacterial origin.

St Louis Hospital Procures GE Healthcare SPECT/CT

Washington University School of Medicine’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital, based in St Louis, has installed GE Healthcare’s Discovery NM/CT 670 CZT SPECT/CT system—the first SPECT/CT scanner equipped with cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) technology.

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Carestream Develops PET/CT Oncology Workflow Tools

Carestream has developed oncology workflow tools for PET/CT studies on its enterprise image management system. Delivering both quantitative and qualitative information to help expedite the reading process, the new tools aid in tumor detection and tracking.

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Market Analysts Report Increased Clinical Use of Hybrid Imaging Platforms

According to a report from market analysis company Frost & Sullivan, hybrid imaging platforms represent a significant advancement for clinicians by presenting them with both anatomical and physiological images of patients’ organs, tissues, and tumors in a single scan. Market analysts report that these platforms have widespread applications in cardiology, oncology, brain imaging, drug discovery and personalized medicine.

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Open PET/CT System Improves Imaging Experience for Cancer Patients

A new cancer care center in Wisconsin recently installed the Celesteion PET/CT system from Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc to provide patients with more accurate PET/CT scans. The new Fox Valley Hematology & Oncology’s (FVHO) Health & Wellness Center, which opened in September 2015, will use the Celesteion PET/CT system to image and plan treatment for cancer patients, as well as open up a new service line in the future for orthopedic imaging.

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Recently Launched PET/CT System Creates Super-fine, Low-dose Images

Neusoft Medical Systems Co Ltd, based in Shenyang, China, recently launched its CE-certified and FDA-approved NeuSight PET/CT system for global markets. The NeuSight PET/CT system has the capability to create super-fine and low-dose images, which can provide accurate diagnostic information with fast acquisition and post processing speeds.

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