{"id":7418,"date":"2024-04-05T14:52:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T12:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/neurolf-brain-images-presented-first-time\/"},"modified":"2024-04-05T14:52:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T12:52:48","slug":"neurolf-brain-images-presented-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/neurolf-brain-images-presented-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"NeuroLF brain images presented first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-header-image-block_619ca098a7574\" class=\"res-block res-header-image alignfull\">\n  <div class=\"res-header-img-outside mb-4\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n\t<div class=\"res-header-height\">\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  <style> \n\t\t  @media only screen and (min-width: 970px) {\n\t\t\t #res-header-image-block_619ca098a7574.res-header-image .layout-1.header-img-height { height: 70vh;}  \n\t\t\t #res-header-image-block_619ca098a7574.res-header-image .layout-1 .res-header-image-vertical-center { top: 72%;} \n\t\t\t   \n\t\t  }\n\t\t  @media only screen and (max-width: 970px) {  \n\t\t\t#res-header-image-block_619ca098a7574.res-header-image .layout-1.header-img-height { height: 55vh;} \n\t\t\t#res-header-image-block_619ca098a7574.res-header-image .layout-1 .res-header-image-vertical-center { top: 55%;} \n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t  \t\t  }\n\t\t   \n\t\t\t  @media only screen and (min-width: 1280px) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t#res-header-image-block_619ca098a7574.res-header-image .layout-1 h1 {font-size: 200%; line-height: 105%;}\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  }   \n\t\t \t  <\/style> \n\t\t\n\t  <div class=\"layout-1 jarallax header-img-height\" data-speed=\"0.6\" style=\"background-color: #fff;\">\n\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"res-header-image-vertical-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sloganBox\">\n                           <div class=\"row\">\n                             <div class=\"col col-md-10 text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"sloganbox-background text-white\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n                                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n                                  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t<h2>First brain images presented at ECCN<\/h2>\n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n                                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jarallax-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-1920x1080.jpg\"  style=\"opacity: 0.8;\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                    \t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t   <\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t \n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-txt-block_619ca0bca7575\" class=\"res-block res-txt layout01 p-no\" style=\"background: transparent;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container-off\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n \n\t\t  \n\t\t \t  \n      \n      <div class=\"layout-1 txt-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 var-1spalten text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-title-field\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>NeuroLF brain images presented first time<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-textfield postContent pt-md-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <p>April 4, 2024<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong><b>First brain images of the NeuroLF system were presented at the European Conference on Clinical Neuroimaging (ECCN) in Leipzig, Germany last week.\u00a0<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positrigo,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a Swiss based company developing nuclear medical imaging devices to advance functional brain imaging, reports the start of a clinical trial and presents the first brain images of the NeuroLF system. NeuroLF is an ultra-compact and patient-centric designed brain PET system which assists in diagnosing and monitoring of brain related disorders like Alzheimer\u2019s disease, Brain Tumors, Epilepsy, Parkinson\u2019s disease and others. The system is not yet commercially available. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since March, the dedicated brain PET system NeuroLF has been successfully used in a study at the University of Leipzig Medical Center. The goal of the study, which will eventually expand to include also the University Hospital Z\u00fcrich, is to compare the device with conventional PET\/CT and PET\/MR devices. Just last week, the first official brain images were presented at the European Conference of Clinical Neuroimaging (ECCN). The analysis of these preliminary images shows clinical equivalency compared to the quality of images from a full body PET\/CT device. The principal investigator of this study, nuclear medicine expert <\/span><strong>Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Henryk Barthel<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> assessed the first preliminary results and concluded: \u201cAfter analyzing the first NeuroLF brain images, I am impressed by their quality. The images show non-inferiority compared to conventional PET\/CT devices and even in comparison with the Biograph Vision Quadra from Siemens \u2013 considered a best-in-class device \u2013 they look good\u201d. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positrigo\u2019s Chief Technology Officer, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ilaria-sacco-680b02a\/\"><strong>Dr. Ilaria Sacco<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is also satisfied with these first images: \u201cThe entire team worked very hard and it is therefore extremely rewarding to see how NeuroLF is performing and what clinical impact the device can have in the future\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"txt-textfield-btns pt-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/div> \t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \n\t  \n \n \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-text-bild-block_6452208b9f65f\" class=\"res-block res-text-bild layout01 py-1\" style=\"background: transparent;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container-off\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n\n\t\t\t  <style>\n\t\t\t @media only screen and (min-width: 970px) {\n\t\t\t  #res-text-bild-block_6452208b9f65f.res-text-bild .layout-1 .txt-imagebox.offset-md-1 {margin-left: 3%;}\n\t\t\t  #res-text-bild-block_6452208b9f65f.res-text-bild .layout-1 .txt-box.offset-md-1 {margin-left: 3%;}\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t \n\t\t  <\/style>\n\n\n        <div class=\"layout-1 row \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-7 txt-box \">\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t <div class=\"txt-text postContent pt-2 pt-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <p><strong><em>\u201cAfter analyzing the first NeuroLF brain images, I am impressed by their quality. The images show non-inferiority compared to conventional PET\/CT devices and even in comparison with the Biograph Vision Quadra from Siemens they look good<\/em><em>.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Univ.-Prof. Dr. med Henryk Barthel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>University of Leipzig Medical Center, Department of Nuclear Medicine (Director and Chairman Univ.-Prof. Dr. Osama Sabri)<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md mb-2 mt-md-1 txt-imagebox offset-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Henryk-Barthel-1000x750.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 txt-img\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>I<\/strong>ncreased Demand for Brain PET <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The development of a dedicated brain PET device is very timely as just last year the first disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer\u2019s Disease (AD) have been approved in the US<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-converts-novel-alzheimers-disease-treatment-traditional-approval\">1<\/a><\/sup>. AD is the most common form of dementia, accounting for ~70% of all dementias in those over 60. In 2020 there were over 55 million people worldwide living with dementia and it is predicted that individuals affected by AD will grow to 139 million in 2050<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzint.org\/u\/World-Alzheimer-Report-2022.pdf\">2<\/a><\/sup>. The early diagnosis is of outmost importance and PET imaging of the brain is essential for the accurate diagnosis of AD patients. However, the currently available PET scanners are large and always combined with MRI or CT. The purchase and maintenance costs are significant and in addition a lot of space is required which limits the availability of these devices. \u201cEspecially in the US we experience a lot of interest in our technology and can\u2019t wait to receive market clearance from the FDA which we expect in the coming months\u201d, states <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jannis-fischer-083a2334\/\">Dr. Jannis Fischer<\/a><\/strong>, co-founder and CEO of Positrigo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Positrigo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Positrigo is a pioneer in nuclear medical imaging technologies. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the medical device company was founded in 2018 as a spin-off of ETH Zurich. Positrigo\u2019s technology, development, clinical testing and commercialization has been supported by various private investors, the Swiss government and the European Innovation Council. NeuroLF \u2013 the company\u2019s first device \u2013 is an ultra-compact brain Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner which has applications in assisting the diagnosis of causes of dementias, such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other brain related disorders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>References:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/news-events\/press-announcements\/fda-converts-novel-alzheimers-disease-treatment-traditional-approval\">Traditional Approval of Lecanemab (07\/2023)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>2<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alzint.org\/u\/World-Alzheimer-Report-2022.pdf\">World Alzheimer Report 2022<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 4, 2024<br \/>\nFirst brain images from the NeuroLF system were presented at the ECCN conference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7415,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7418\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positrigo.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}