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QEII Health Sciences Centre acquires GECH's StarGuide SPECT/CT scanner

AuntMinnie

Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Health Sciences Centre has become the first health center in Canada to acquire a GE HealthCare (GEHC) StarGuide SPECT/CT scanner. project that is being equally funded by QEII Foundation donors and Nova Scotia Health. The acquisition is part of a 6-million-Canadian dollar ($4.4

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OU Health establishes Health Sciences Imaging Institute for training, research

Health Imaging

Siemens Healthineers is providing technology for the new endeavor as part of a 10-year agreement.

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Machine learning method for predicting glioma mutations shows promise for personalized treatment

Medical Xpress: Radiology

This is shown by a recent study by Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems). Machine learning (ML) methods can quickly and accurately diagnose mutations in gliomas—primary brain tumors.

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MRI innovation reveals cells' energy activity in organs and tissues

Medical Xpress: Radiology

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a way to use magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, scanning to map this activity in fine detail in the human brain and other organs. To survive, every cell in the body puts enormous energy into sustaining the right balance of water and essential electrolytes.

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QT Imaging’s Breast Acoustic CT Scanner Used in Study for Early Identification of Response of Breast Cancer Patients to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Imaging Technology

With the QTI Breast Acoustic CT System we plan to implement quantitative ultrasound methods which can be used for exactly that kind of determination to enable personalized care," stated Greg Czarnota, MD, PhD , Clinician Scientist Department of Radiation Oncology at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada.

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GE HealthCare brings StarGuide to Canada

AuntMinnie

GE HealthCare has delivered its first StarGuide SPECT/CT scanner in Canada to Nova Scotia Health’s QEII Health Sciences Centre. project that is being equally funded by QEII Foundation donors and Nova Scotia Health. The acquisition is part of a 6-million-Canadian dollar ($4.4 million U.S.) million U.S.)

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Nielsen named president-elect of SNMMI Technologist Section

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Nielsen attended the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY, where she earned a bachelor’s of health science degree in nuclear medicine technology. In addition, Nielsen said she plans to champion initiatives that promote and support the integration of cutting-edge technologies in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.