Seracam set to increase access to nuclear medicine for small field-of-view applications
Combining high resolution gamma imaging with portability and real-time fused gamma optical overlays, Seracam by Serac Imaging Systems is poised to enable nuclear medicine imaging of patients in new locations, expanding access to this modality.
Using detector technology developed for the space industry, Seracam is a small footprint gamma optical camera designed for high resolution in small field-of-view applications. It is suited to small organ imaging in a range of settings. Serac Imaging Systems expects Seracam to provide an alternative for many of the simpler nuclear medicine studies, for example thyroid imaging, so that capacity on large whole body SPECT cameras can be reserved for more complex procedures. The 6″ diameter camera head is less intimidating for claustrophobic or paediatric patients and can be used for obese subjects.
CEO Mark Rosser said: “Seracam’s high portability with plug-and-play operation and easy touch screen display will enable point-of-care imaging for nuclear medicine, expanding access to patients in new locations like the ICU or paediatric ward, and even in the operating theatre.”
A key feature of Seracam is the integrated optical camera, which offers an identically matched field of view and allows for real-time overlay of gamma and optical video images at any imaging angle or distance. This enables clinicians to acquire and watch live fused gamma optical images at the patient’s bedside. With a sterile drape fitted, overlay of the gamma image on surface anatomy is being evaluated in the operating theatre for intraoperative image-guided surgery.
Seracam is currently for investigational use only and is not yet cleared by regulatory authorities. Clinical testing continues, with more than 150 patients studied so far. Further studies in new areas are due to start later this year.
An abstract submitted by one of Serac Imaging Systems’ clinical partners, the University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia, on the use of Seracam for image-guided surgery has been accepted for presentation at the Society for Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging annual meeting in June.
Picture: Seracam can be easily moved around the hospital by a single operator.
Read this report on page 21 of the April 2025 issue of RAD Magazine.
