Naviscan wins M. D. Anderson Cancer Center PET install

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston will install Naviscan PET Systems PEM Flex Solo II system, a high-resolution PET scanner designed to image small parts of the body.

M. D. Anderson plans to use the scanner to further explore current clinical indications and to monitor response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer patients, according to the San Diego-based Naviscan.

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