Medrad launches remote services for PET infusion system

Manjula Puthenedam, PhD, | | Health Imaging | Molecular Imaging
Medrad, a business of Bayer HealthCare, has launched VirtualCARE, a technology platform that remotely supports maintenance and system updates over the internet for its Intego PET infusion system.

Utilizing encryption technology, the Warrendale, Pa.-based Medrad said it can now provide remote troubleshooting capabilities and system updates for Intego through VirtualCARE. The Intego system is loaded with a multi-dose vial of 18F-FDG or 18F-NaF and nuclear medicine technologists can dose from a touchscreen.

Manjula Puthenedam, PhD,

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