FDA clears CTI's PET (positron emission tomography) scanner:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
CTI has received US FDA 510k(k) clearance for its ECAT ACCEL PET scanner, which the company claims can provide better resolution than current PET scanners and reduce scanning time from 40 to 20 minutes. The device uses a new detector crystal, lutetium oxyortho-silicate, which Knoxville, Tennessee-based CTI says has high-energy imaging characteristics that enable doctors to monitor precisely the efficacy and side effects of chemotherapy drugs and improve patient throughput while maintaining image quality.