ADAC awarded "Image of the Year" for MCD breakthrough at Society of Nuclear Medicine Meeting.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 1995--ADAC Laboratories (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ADAC ADAC Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club (German automobile club) ADAC Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council ADAC Art Directors and Artists Club (Sacramento, California) ADAC Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council ) introduced three significant new products -- Molecular Coincidence Detection (MCD), the SOLUS Solus® Cardiology An ASIR, single-chamber, rate-modulated pulse generator. See Pacemaker. EPIC(TM) dual head camera, and the CARDIO EPIC(TM) dual head camera -- at this past week's annual Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting. The company believes its most significant introduction is MCD, which will bring FDG PET imaging to the ADAC VERTEX EPIC(TM) and SOLUS EPIC(TM) cameras. MCD is pending FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. 510k approval. At the close of the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, Henry Wagner, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Radiology, and Environmental Science at Johns Hopkins, summarized the most significant research presented during the week. In making this annual presentation, Dr. Wagner said, "Dr. Gerd Muehllehner, Ph.D., and his colleagues at ADAC decided to take off the collimators and use a SPECT SPECT single-photon emission computed tomography. SPECT abbr. single photon emission computed tomography SPECT, n See single photon emission computer tomography. camera for FDG coincidence imaging. ...As you know, for the past 18 years, I have selected the image of the year in nuclear medicine. This year I propose this spectacular high resolution FDG brain image (using ADAC's MCD) as the image of the year. ...This certainly represents an important advancement. ...Is this SPECT or is this PET? This represents the coming together of PET and SPECT in a unified approach." ADAC's impact at the SNM was further enhanced with the introduction of two new gamma cameras. David Lowe, ADAC's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "The introduction of the new SOLUS dual head moves ADAC from a weak competitive position to the technology leader in the fixed 180 degree dual head market -- the largest product segment in nuclear medicine. Also, the introduction of the CARDIO dual head gives ADAC the leading product in the dedicated cardiac camera market -- especially given the company's lead in attenuation Loss of signal power in a transmission. Attenuation The reduction in level of a transmitted quantity as a function of a parameter, usually distance. It is applied mainly to acoustic or electromagnetic waves and is expressed as the ratio of power densities. correction." SOLUS and CARDIO are designed to optimally meet the specific requirements in oncology and cardiology applications which today represent over 75% of all nuclear medicine procedures performed. ADAC Laboratories is recognized as the world market share leader in nuclear medicine and the leading supplier of radiology information systems in North America. ADAC was one of only six manufacturing companies nationwide to receive a site visit for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality in 1994. The company headquarters are in Milpitas, California. CONTACT: ADAC Laboratories Kathleen Call, 408/321-9100 |
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