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New nuclear medicine technology to be exhibited by Siemens at BNMS 2008

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Siemens will be displaying the new Symbia T16 and HD technology for PET (HD-PET) at the British Nuclear Medicine Society's Annual Meeting from the 12-14th May at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Siemens will be displaying the new Symbia T16 and HD technology for PET (HD-PET) at the British Nuclear Medicine Society's Annual Meeting from the 12-14th May at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

The Siemens exhibition will be located at stand number 16, where Symbia, Cyclotron and Inveon models will be on show. Clinical images displayed on workstations will illustrate the many beneficial features of the new technologies.

HD-PET is the world's first and only PET technology to offer consistently sharper and clearly defined images across the entire field of view. The clarity of HD-PET provides greater accuracy, enabling earlier and more targeted treatment. Historically, intrinsic image quality degrades with distance from the centre of the scanner. HD-PET eliminates this effect providing increased diagnostic confidence to improve the staging of disease. For example, its 2mm resolution confidently delineates the smallest of lesions in the lymph nodes, abdomen, head, neck and brain.

HD detector technology is quickly being recognised for its quality and accuracy since its global launch last year. Charing Cross Hospital and Edinburgh University have already placed orders in the UK.

Symbia 16 TruePoint SPECT-CT combines variable angle dual detector SPECT with 16 slice CT. Its quick scanning speed assists with patient throughput and enables three extra SPECT scans per day compared to other models.

The Eclipse Cyclotron and Inveon models will also be on display. The Eclipse Cyclotron radioisotope delivery system meets the demands of clinical and research institutions. It is fully automated, offers maximum flexibility for ease of operation, and low power consumption. The Inveon is a preclinical imaging platform, providing integrated PET, SPECT and CT imaging and analysis.

"HD technology for PET is an exciting innovation designed to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnosing conditions," said Lawrence Foulsham, product manager for molecular imaging and oncology at Siemens. "Used in conjunction with products like the Symbia T16, physicians can make a fast and precise diagnosis to provide much needed answers to life."

Siemens representatives will be available on the stand to answer questions and discuss the evolving portfolio of nuclear medicine innovations.

Symbia T16 SPECT-CT and HD-PET to be showcased on Siemens stand 16.

 

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