Siemens Healthcare said Friday its hybrid PET-MRI scanner received Food and Drug Administration clearance.
The device, the Biograph mMR, is the first integrated PET-MR device capable of doing simultaneous whole-body magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography scans, Siemens said. It combines a 3-Tesla MR system with PET detectors, giving doctors the morphological and soft tissue information from MR with the cellular and metabolic activity data from PET.
A PET-MR scanner made by rival electronics giant Philips Healthcare received EU marketing approval earlier in the year.
The Ingenuity TF PET-MR scanner features a rotating turntable, letting patients connect with separate MRI and PET scanners.
Keine Kommentare:
Kommentar veröffentlichen