Philips combines SPECT camera with flat-panel x-ray

December 3, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Philips combines SPECT camera with flat-panel x-ray By Greg Freiherr Philips Healthcare showcased at RSNA 2008 a hybrid SPECT/CT that incorporates a flat-panel x-ray system in place of a standard multislice CT. The FDA-cleared scanner, BrightView XCT, which debuted at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in New Orleans, is built around the BrightView SPECT that Philips released commercially last year. The novel combination is attuned specifically to the needs of specialists in nuclear medicine. The flat panel provides localization and attenuation correction at a lower cost than CT and with less technological complexity, so the system doesn't require special training for technologists, according to the company.

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