Groundbreaking portable PET scanner moves closer to market, medical applications
Friday, January 27, 2012 - 09:02
in Physics & Chemistry
SynchroPET, a Long Island startup company, has entered into an option agreement to commercialize a new small-scale, portable brain-imaging device invented by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energys Brookhaven National Laboratory. The miniaturization of a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner allows for a dynamic range of new applications, including integration with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and compact scanners that can be worn by fully conscious, active rats. These new ways to see inside the body offer the promise of a deeper understanding of the brain and the diseases that affect it and other organs.