PSMA Scan for prostate cancer

What is a PSMA scan? PSMA stands for prostate specific membrane antigen, which is a complex protein found in the cell walls of many types of cell, but greatly increased in prostate cancer. Radio-tracers have been developed to attach to the antigen and thus show up abnormal cells, usually related to prostate cancer. A nuclear […]

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Garran Medical Imaging undertakes quality medical imaging research in a private practice setting. It is been important for us to contribute in as many ways as we can to improving medical care. In addition it helps us confirm the validity of our practices. When we adopt new techniques we to look carefully at existing research […]

PRP (platelet rich plasma) and viscosupplementation (hyaluronic acid) injections for tendon injury and osteoarthritis

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xSPECT Bone

A mobile friendly slideshow of this post about xSPECT bone can be found here. For those with a professional interest see our paper in the European Journal of Hybrid Imaging , see Dr Iain Duncan’s lecture at the 2019 World Molecular Imaging Summit at Lausanne in Switzerland, or visit Siemens healthineers. Nuclear Imaging: The old v new Nuclear Medicine […]

Shearwave Elastography of the Liver 10minute video

What is quantitative bone imaging?

Quantitative bone imaging is where we measure exactly the amount of tracer in a given volume of interest. This capability has only now become possible with new technological and computer analysis techniques with the use of a specially calibrated xSPECT gamma camera. When analysing the data, we express the result in SUV (standard uptake values), which is […]