The University of Minnesota Medical Center – Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, recently became the first U.S. health care facility to install the Symbia Intevo xSPECT system from Siemens Healthcare.

A U-SPECT+/CT (MILabs, The Netherlands) will be installed at Northwestern University (Chicago, IL) to deliver ultra-high resolution, high sensitivity, accurate quantification and fast scanning speed of dynamic radio-labeled molecule distributions, contributing to molecular and functional studies in CNS, cardiovascular, oncology, nephrology and reproductive biology.

Protea Biosciences, based in Morgantown, Va., is collaborating with the Carare Research Group at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, to develop a technology that will “mine” brain cells affected by Alzheimer's in order to visualize vast numbers of molecules simultaneously.

While the majority of U.S. women have relatively easy geographic access to most breast imaging services, travel times for breast MRI are notably longer.

Radiologic staff training may be an effective way to reduce radiation dose while preserving diagnostic image quality in pediatric head CT examinations, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Leading healthcare providers now have a scalable top-tier CT solution with the launch of Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.’s AquilionTM ONE Family.

T cell immunotherapy prompted a striking response from three out of nine women with advanced cervical cancer, including one who had extensive metastases, according to new data from the National Cancer Institute. This could offer an alternative treatment option for women with few choices remaining.

Both Rhode Island and Minnesota have enacted breast density notification laws, bringing the total number of states with such laws to 17.