The nuclear medicine department at University College London Hospitals has updated its rubidium infusion system (RUBY-FILL) for cardiac PET imaging. A rapidly emerging and non-invasive test, cardiac PET can quickly and accurately diagnose heart disease, as well as measure myocardial perfusion, function and blood flow at rest and stress in one procedure. The RUBY-FILL system […]
Read MoreSpectrum Dynamics Medical has introduced EMAC (emission map attenuation correction) to its digital SPECT (D-SPECT) cardiac scanner. The patient-specific software application seeks to remove perceived issues and provide solutions in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging, including attenuation artefacts, scatter, quantification accuracy, additional scanning and patient radiation exposure. “Clinicians today are looking for solutions that provide diagnostic […]
Read MoreBarts Heart Centre clinical director imaging Professor James Moon, receptionist Sandy VanLitsenborgh, centre managing director Professor Charles Knight, head of nuclear medicine Dr Neil Hartman, patient Dr Caroline Deys, acting lead in nuclear cardiology Dr Leon Menezes, lead technologist Karla Giraud, receptionist Shanaaz Billimoria and receptionist Miranda Meme. Last year London’s Heart Hospital, part of […]
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