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Combining computerized tomography (CT) with fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) images results in significantly more defined tumor outlines and potentially different treatment options in head and neck cancer patients compared to using CT alone, according to research presented today, at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. This symposium is co-sponsored by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and the Radiological Society of North...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of image guided therapy markets, Frost & Sullivan presents Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. with the 2009 North American Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation of the Year in recognition of its pioneering development of a novel image guided medical therapy delivery system, known as the IG4, which enables accurate and efficient targeting of very small lesions in the lungs. The technology is...

Demand for Siemens Biograph mCT supports need for new way of thinking in integrated imaging CHICAGO, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- First introduced at the European Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in October, Siemens Biograph mCT hits the ground running, experiencing high demand in a time when the current economical situation demands maximum utilization of existing and new imaging equipment. Biograph mCT reaches the United States as a pioneer, not only in hybrid imaging, but as an integrated...

HOUSTON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Early in 2008, the National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) published its initial results indicating that clinicians changed the intended care of more than one in three cancer patients as the result of FDG-PET scan findings. These findings were published on-line on March 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (JCO). On March 25, the NOPR Working Group submitted a formal request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), asking that it...

MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Healthcare (http://www.siemens.com/healthcare) introduces molecular CT, a new concept in integrated imaging that provides a premium imaging platform, and is a practical solution for today's shrinking healthcare budget. This new technology, Biograph mCT, represents the evolution of integration in imaging; a CT with molecular capabilities, a PET scanner with unlimited capabilities in CT, and a high performance integrated imager that an be used...

A SCANNING technique that can enable cancer patients to be treated earlier, is now available in the North East. A mobile PET-CT service (Positron Emission Topography) has been set up by the North of England Cancer Network in collaboration with local Primary Care Trusts. The technique combines a PET scan with conventional CT, or computerised tomography, and can give surgeons precise information about tumours. It is particularly effective for patients with lung, colorectal, oesophagus or...

NEW ORLEANS, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To help ensure that more healthcare facilities throughout the United States have access to the positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) technology that helps clinicians diagnose and treat disease earlier and more effectively, Siemens Healthcare (http://www.siemens.com/healthcare) has opened two new radiopharmacies in Las Vegas and Pittsburgh. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) These two new...