A scientific study has shown that a new generation of medical imaging devices can produce high-quality images of the body in just one minute, helping to speed up the diagnosis of cancerous tumors and the monitoring of their treatment.
Researchers at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia, conducted a study called EQUIP to evaluate the performance of the advanced Omni 128 cm device developed by the US-based GE HealthCare. The device features an axial field of view measuring 128 centimeters. The study included 24 participants who underwent scans using five radiotracers associated with tumor imaging and the assessment of cancer spread.
The study compared scans performed with conventional devices and those conducted using the new device, based on data collected over varying periods of five minutes, three minutes, two minutes, and one minute.
The results, presented at the annual congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM’26) in Austria, showed that the new device, which combines positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT), can produce high-quality, diagnostically valid medical images using data collected in just 60 seconds.
The significance of this technological development lies in the device’s ability to image large areas of the body in a single scan and capture a higher proportion of radioactive signals. This reduces scan time compared with conventional devices, which require moving the patient through several sequential positions, and helps improve the efficiency of medical examinations and the care provided to cancer patients.
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