Mediso Launches PET/CT Research Scanner

Multimodal nuclear imaging firm Mediso Medical Imaging Systems has launched its new MultiScan LFER 150 PET/CT scanner, dedicated to research applications in clinical and preclinical imaging.

The large field-of-view extreme resolution (LFER) scanner features a 20-cm axial and 15-cm transaxial field-of-view, submillimeter PET resolution, and 5 percent sensitivity. It is designed for preclinical brain research, the company said.

Features include a detachable patient table and almost no dead space in front of the field-of-view, making the unit highly accessible, Mediso said. Also, the scanner’s compact imaging head can be freely manipulated, and the configuration of its detectors enables consecutive PET and CT acquisition without moving the subject.

A dockable MobilCell exam table allows helical CT studies and PET imaging with multiple bed positions with up to 60-cm axial field-of-view, according to the company. The system is compatible with MultiCell imaging chambers for single and multiple rats and mice, rabbits, and marmosets and includes temperature control and respiratory and electrocardiogram monitoring.

The first installation of the scanner is at the Japanese RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, Mediso said.

“While designing the MultiScan LFER 150 PET/CT we had the most challenging neuroimaging tasks in mind, like brain experiments with visual stimulus on awake sitting monkeys,” Mediso CEO Istvan Bagamery said. “Studies on various species from mouse to mini-pig are also supported. We are very proud at the first installation of the system in the laboratory of Dr. Hirotaka Onoe, at the Japanese RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies, presided by Prof. Yasuyoshi Watanabe. Our new system is a perfect match to the broad range of research activities going on there. The new MultiScan product range will also consist of dedicated clinical research scanners, the next development being a clinical brain scanner.”

Mediso was founded in 1990 by experts in R&D and manufacturing of multimodal nuclear imaging. Currently it offers four modalities – SPECT, PET, CT, MRI – and is a provider of preclinical imaging technology around the world. Its past innovations include nanoScan PM, the first commercial integrated preclinical PET/MR system with already 15 installations.

Headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, Mediso has its U.S. offices in Boston, Mass.