Japanese approval for Positron's PET (positron emission tomography) scanners:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Houston, Texas-based Positron has received Japanese approval to market its line of Posicam-HZ positron emission tomography scanners. The systems are designed for use in cardiology, neurology and oncology applications. Imatron-Japan, the exclusive Japanese distributor of the scanners, predicts that of more than 500 systems will be installed in Japan within the next five years.