MR News & Stories

Scientists and physicians from Siemens Healthineers describe the motivations and innovations behind the development of a PET/CT scanner that combines the best of both worlds: an extended axial field of view (FoV) with industry-leading detector technology.

In pediatrics, young patients may not be able to communicate the exact location and intensity of the pain they’re experiencing. Nuclear medicine physicians are learning how to share visual findings from SPECT/CT with referring orthopedic surgeons, resulting in improved collaboration and outcomes.

With tens of millions of COVID-19 cases worldwide and more than a million dead from the disease, global healthcare has assumed unprecedented importance today. What lessons have already been learned, and what needs to be done moving forward?

In 2020, Diagnostikum Linz, Austria, embarked on a process of modernization – and the team isn’t letting COVID-19 push it off course.

In this podcast, Zahi A. Fayad, Professor of Radiology and Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discusses with Managing Board Member Christoph Zindel how one of the largest teaching hospitals in the United States is able to master the numerous challenges in times of COVID-19.

In this podcast, Dr. Dieter R. Enzmann, Chair of the Department of Radiology at UCLA, discusses with Managing Board Member Christoph Zindel lessons from the learning curve in the fight against COVID-19 in California and at UCLA.

The convergence of nuclear medicine and musculoskeletal medicine has many benefits, particularly in orthopedic surgery. The capabilities of SPECT/CT technology, combined with advanced reconstruction and reading solutions, allow for accurate localization of pain origins that support diagnostic confidence and surgical accuracy.

In this podcast, Howard B. Chrisman, President of the Northwestern Medical Group and Professor of Radiology and Surgery, discusses with Managing Board Member Christoph Zindel the key elements he says will contribute to a stronger healthcare system following the crisis by COVID-19.

Given the ever-changing healthcare landscape—one that is now even more fluid and volatile since the arrival of SARS-CoV-2—education and collaboration between nuclear medicine professionals and their colleagues are key to expanding and optimizing nuclear medicine’s utilization.

The treatment of musculoskeletal pain is a precise practice that requires accurate localization of possible pain generators. Given SPECT/CT's intrinsic anatomical and physiological imaging properties, it is an ideal choice in helping musculoskeletal medicine practitioners locate pain origins and develop effective treatment plans.