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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technology (also referred to as molecular imaging) that enables visualization of metabolic processes in the body. The basics of PET imaging is that the technique detects pairs of gamma rays emitted indirectly by a positron-emitting radionuclide (also called radiopharmaceuticals, radionuclides or radiotracer). The tracer is injected into a vein on a biologically active molecule, usually a sugar that is used for cellular energy. PET systems have sensitive detector panels to capture gamma ray emissions from inside the body and use software to plot to triangulate the source of the emissions, creating 3-D computed tomography images of the tracer concentrations within the body.

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September 1, 2016 — The American Society for Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...

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July 19, 2016 - An updated joint American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) imaging guidelines and Society of ...

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June 14, 2016 — Philips announced it would be showcasing a variety of nuclear imaging solutions at the Society of ...

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June 9, 2016 — At the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), Siemens ...

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Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technology (also referred to as molecular imaging) that enables ...

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April 5, 2016 — New research shows individuals with a greater degree of activity in the stress center of the brain also ...

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January 21, 2016 — Siemens Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for ...

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November 16, 2015 — GE Healthcare’s Molecular Imaging business will showcase the Discovery IQ positron emission ...

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September 23, 2015 — New research describes a method, tested in rats, that may someday allow healthcare providers to ...

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September 16, 2015 — A novel radiopharmaceutical probe developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has the ...

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June 29, 2015 - The Global Nuclear Medicine Diagnostics Market report from Mordor Intelligence revealed that North ...

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June 11, 2015 - At the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), June 6-10 ...

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June 8, 2015 - GE Healthcare announced that it has created a solution to make positron emission tomography (PET) tracers ...

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June 8, 2015 - Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging (SDMI) of Las Vegas has bolstered its capabilities by installing the ...

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