Cubresa has entered into a global Master Interface Agreement with Siemens Healthineers to support development and compatibility testing of the Cubresa BrainPET scanner with Siemens Healthineers MR systems, initially focusing on the MAGNETOM Terra and Terra.X 7T scanners, with additional MAGNETOM models to follow.
The BrainPET is designed as a removable PET insert that enables simultaneous PET/MR imaging, enhancing MR systems without requiring a dedicated PET/MR suite. This allows imaging centers to perform hybrid imaging when needed, while maintaining the flexibility to use the MR scanner independently.
As a removable insert, the BrainPET can be used as needed and stored on a dedicated cart, with a built-in mechanism to lift and lower the insert onto the bed of the MR scanner when not in use. The insert and storage cart are MR-safe and can be kept in the magnet room.
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The technology is being developed for applications in neurological research and clinical settings, particularly for conditions such as brain cancer, epilepsy, and Alzheimer’s disease. In 2022, Cubresa announced two brain research centers — Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona; and Lawson Health Research Institute in Ontario, Canada — joined the company’s Foundational Client Program. The program is designed to engage global leaders at brain research institutions who are seeking to enhance their research activities with the addition of a BrainPET system.
"Cubresa is proud to enter into this partnership with Siemens Healthineers," said James Schellenberg, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Cubresa. "Our company has built a foundation on delivering innovative, high-quality PET scanners to our customers worldwide, and the relationship between Cubresa and Siemens Healthineers will build on this foundation. We look forward to many years of collaboration."
Based in Canada, Cubresa specializes in PET insert technology for preclinical and clinical imaging. The BrainPET remains an investigational device and is not yet available for commercial sale.
