MEDRAD Inc. and Pinestar Technology Inc. have agreed to enable data communication between MEDRAD’s Intego PET Infusion System and Pinestar’s Nuclear Medicine Information System (NMIS). With the partnershp, the companies say they are closing the information gap between state-of-the-art infusion systems and information systems, and thus adding to the workflow benefits of automated FDG infusion. The data integration capability will be available in late summer 2010.
The data integration establishes reliable communication of PET infusion schedules and histories. Large hospitals and growing PET clinics are challenged to contain costs, reduce errors, and increase their quality of service—even as  procedure volumes increase. In addition, there is growing interest in electronic medical records across all departments.