| 2010-02-01 | Build 4 of Version 3.1 available for Download |
| Build 4 of version 3.1 is ready for download. This build includes also a database performace boost, see release notes for details.
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| 2010-01-30 | Performance Assessment of PALZ Tool |
| Haense et al. have tested the performance of the PALZ tool with data from two different databases.
The study confirms the high accuracy of FDG PET with PALZ for the discrimination between Alzheimer's Dementia patients and normal controls.
Furthermore it demonstrates that PALZ can be equally applied to studies with eyes open or closed during the uptake phase.
Only 7 out of 464 images had to be excluded from the analysis due to a failure of the normalization procedure. |
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| 2010-01-16 | Workbook for PMOD Version 3.1. available for Download |
| A PMOD workbook has been prepared which contains a collection of step-by-step tutorials for novice PMOD users.
All excercises can be performed with the example data available in the Pmod database after installation of a purchased or trial license.
The material is based on the experience of many successful user trainings and contains valuable tips for PMOD usage.
The Workbook for PMOD Version 3.1 can be downloaded after login into the Support area on the PMOD website. |
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| 2009-12-11 | Job Opening |
| PMOD Technologies has an open position for applicants experienced in molecular imaging and image quantification, see job description for details. |
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| 2009-11-12 | New PMOD Training Opportunities |
| Beyond the popular PMOD Training Workshops, PMOD has started offering more specialized training opportunities. A PMOD Developers Course will take place for the first time on Nov. 27-28, 2009. A PMOD Small Animal Imaging Day will be held right after the upcoming PMOD Training Workshop (March 15-16, 2010). The list of announced PMOD trainings can be found on PMOD's training page. |
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| 2009-11-07 | Build 11 of version 3.0 available for Download |
| Build 11 of version 3.0 is ready for download. This build includes the fix for the Java incompatibilities on Mac OS X systems, also with the latest Snow Leopard (10.6) version.
We strongly recommend to version 3.0 users installing this build. |
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| 2009-11-02 | Java Compatibility Build of Release 2.95 |
| The continual evolution of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) led to incompatibilities with older versions of PMOD. Therefore, many users suffered from PMOD not being functional after Java or operating system upgrades.
Although version 2.95 is not anymore actively developed, PMOD Technologies decided to fix it for compatibility with the latest JREs on the supported operating system platforms. This new Build 7 of PMOD version 2.95 is now available for download and recommended for all version 2.95 users. It has been tested to run with JRE 1.6 update 16, and with JRE 1.6.0_15-b03-219 on Mac OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard). At the same time, several data format problems were solved. |
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| 2009-10-26 | New Product Release 3.1 |
| The new 3.1 product version is now available. It incorporates more than 130 improvements with main highlights in VOI and kinetic modeling functionalities, as documented in the Release Notes.
Selection of some notable improvements:
- Flexible inclusion/exclusion functionality on the contour and VOI level to create complex VOIs from which inner parts are spared.
- Usage of indvidual pixels to form VOIs or to extend existing VOIs; exclusion of pixels from existing VOIs.
- Combination of masks with VOIs, for example to restrict contour VOIs to gray matter segments.
- Introduction of geometric VOI objects which can be scaled and moved in all directions.
- Randomized fitting of kinetic models with randomly generated initial parameters for avoiding local minima.
- Automatic initial parameter determination for compartment models by the linear least squares method.
- User-defined parameter defaults per kinetic model.
- Extended history of the tested kinetic models which allows to easily compare their outcome.
- Improved user interface for more easily producing nice Volume Renderings in the 3D tool.
CAUTION: As a consequence of the improvements, kinetic modeling in the 3.1 version may return slightly different results than the prior versions. Please refer to the Release Notes for details.
All users with purchased base version 3.0 are encouraged to freely download and use this significantly improved PMOD version.
During the installation you will be able to import the configuration of your prior installation. In this way your working environment
will be easily migrated. Note that your old license file will work with version 3.1.
All other users need to purchase an upgrade for using the 3.1 version.
Note: Builds of the current PMOD version are prepared at irregular intervals, mainly for fixing bugs. We strongly recommend using the latest build of a version. |
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| 2009-01-22 | Clinical Software Project with IBA Molecular |
| PMOD and IBA Molecular have signed an agreement for the joint development of diagnostic software for the analysis of FDOPA PET scans. The project also involves Service Hospitalier Frédéric Joliot, CEA, Orsay, France, a longtime user of PMOD tools.
October 2009: The analysis tool called DopaSoft has been presented by IBA at the EANM conference in Barcelona and will be rolled out towards the end of 2009. |
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| 2008-11-22 | Site License for Karolinska Institute, Sweden |
| The research group at the Karolinska Institutet PET Centre is a large-scale user of PMOD´s kinetic modeling and image fusion solutions.
In order to consolidate and further advance the usage of the PMOD software, a site license agreement has been signed.
Opinion of Prof. Christer Halldin and Dr. Andrea Varrone: "PMOD is a very useful and versatile tool for image and data analysis in PET research,
providing a variety of solutions for optimal quantification of neuroreceptor PET studies." |
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| 2008-10-31 | Product Release 3.0 |
| The new 3.0 product version is now available. It includes numerous improvements and new features, as documented in the release notes.
Some of the notable changes are
- VOI: Undo function for contour VOIs.
- VOI: Outlining supported in all plane directions (alos in coronal and sagittal).
- VOI: Revised user interface which offers more image space.
- PKIN: Metabolite correction models are included.
- Database/DICOM Server: are now included in the base license.
- PXMOD: New models and masking functionality added.
- PFUS: Taskbar with hotkeys for frequent tasks added.
All users with purchased base version 2.9 or 2.95 are encouraged to freely download and use this improved release.
Note that your old license file will work. |
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| 2008-01-12 | Clinical Evaluation of the Alzheimer's Discrimination Tool |
| The IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio of Brescia is the Italian national centre for research and care of Alzheimer's and mental diseases. The IRCSS will assess the value of the PALZ tool in the workout of preclinical Alzheimer's disease. |
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| 2007-12-01 | New Office located in Zürich |
| PMOD Technologies has opened a new office in the center of Zuerich. |
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| 2007-11-05 | Reselling Agreement for Taiwan and China |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with Cold Spring Biotech Corp, Taipei. As of Nov. 5, 2007,
Cold Spring Biotech Corp has the exclusive rights for distributing the PMOD software in Taiwan and China. |
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| 2007-10-18 | Product Release 2.9 |
| The new 2.9 product version is now available. It includes numerous improvements and new features, as documented in the release notes.
Some of the notable changes are
- PKIN: Ability to recall results from the history of fitted models.
- PKIN: Extended data editor tool to rearrange and manage the TAC data.
- PXMOD: Improvement in result map organization and batch mode.
- P3D: RAM consumption optimized and a surface color editor added.
- PCARD: 3D Visualization of the sampling points and revised segmentation.
- DICOM: Compressed DICOM transfer supported.
All users with purchased base version 2.8 or 2.85 are encouraged to freely download and use this improved release. Note that your old license file will work. |
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| 2007-07-08 | Reselling Agreement for Japan |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with PET Technology Supplies, Tokyo, Japan. As of July 1, 2007,
PET Technology Supplies has the exclusive rights for distributing the PMOD software in Japan. |
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| 2007-04-12 | Maintenance Release 2.85 |
| The 2.85 maintenance version has been released. It includes numerous improvements and new features, as documented in the release notes.
Some of the notable changes are the
- significant reduction of RAM consumption during continuous processing,
- improved documention features in the cardiac modeling tool (PCARD),
- implementation of three new models in the kinetic modeling tool (PKIN),
- addition of two new models in the pixel-wise modeling tool (PXMOD),
- introduction of a network licensing scheme with a license server managing a pool of identical licenses which can be booked out by arbitrary network clients.
All users with purchased base version 2.7 and 2.8 or who have upgraded to 2.8 are encouraged to freely download and use this improved release. Note that your old license file will work. |
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| 2007-03-06 | OEM Agreement with ISE, Vecciano, Italy |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with Ingegneria dei Sistemi Elettronici, Vecciano, Italy. ISE will offer PMOD as an option with their YAP-(S)PET small animal scanner for advanced post processing. |
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| 2007-02-01 | OEM Agreement with Gamma Medica-Ideas |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with Gamma Medica-Ideas, Northridge, CA, U.S.A. Gamma Medica-Ideas will offer PMOD as an option with their suite of animal scanners for advanced post processing. |
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| 2006-12-22 | OEM Agreement with GEM-Imaging |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with General Equipment for Medical Imaging, Paterna (Valencia), Spain. GEM-Imaging will offer PMOD as an option with their new animal PET scanner for advanced post processing. |
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| 2006-11-16 | Product Release 2.8 |
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The new 2.8 product version is now available. It includes numerous improvements and new features, as documented in the release notes.
Some of the notable changes are
- The cardiac modeling tool (PCARD) has been fundamentally revised, resulting in huge improvements regarding ease of use and functionality. PCARD now features the standard 17- and 20-segment models, automatic reorientation and myocardium outlining, and new kinetic models for the ammonia and acetate tracers.
- The pixel-wise modeling tool (PXMOD) has been turned into a tabbed tool supporting the parallel processing of several data sets. Also, the structure was revised, a reference model suitable for FDOPA added, and more outcome analysis tools integrated.
- A quick model summary is available during configuration and data processing in all modeling tools.
- Support was added for reading Nifti images, and for DICOM images in local character sets.
- The revision of the documentation resulting in printable documents has been completed.
All users with purchased base version 2.7 or 2.75 are encouraged to freely download and use this improved release. Note that your old license file will work. |
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| 2006-09-28 | OEM Agreement with MILabs |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with Molecular Imaging Laboratories, Utrecht, The Netherlands. MILabs will offer PMOD as an option with their new, high-resolution animal U-SPECT scanner for advanced post processing. |
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| 2006-05-20 | Maintenance Release 2.75 |
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The 2.75 maintenance version has been released. It includes numerous improvements and new features, as documented in the release notes.
Some of the notable changes are the
- improvements in the speed and quality of the reslicing procedure for image fusion (PFUS),
- a quick parameter summary in the kinetic modeling tool (PKIN),
- saving information relevant for SUV calculations with NM and PET DICOM data sets,
- added support for native Philips PET images,
- and the ongoing revision of the documentation resulting in printable documents.
Additionally, an exciting new tool is introduced for extending the range of molecular data processing with PMOD:
- the Analysis of gene chip data and its correlation to PET parameters (PGENE ).
All users with purchased base version 2.6, 2.65 and 2.7 or who have upgraded to 2.7 are encouraged to freely download and use this improved release. |
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| 2005-11-10 | Collaboration with University of Ottawa Heart Institute |
| PMOD Technologies and Dr. deKemp from the Ottawa Heart Institute have started a collaboration to improve the cardiac quantification within PMOD. The main focus is on streamlining the application for routine usage with Ammonia and Rubidium, and on extending the range of validated models further. |
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| 2005-10-22 | Product release 2.7 |
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There are many improvements and new features in the 2.7 release. Highlights of the new version are:
- merge of the base tools (Image Gateway and VOI Tool) into a single Image Viewing tool (PVIEW),
- support of atlas templates and masks for VOI analyses,
- capability to process multiple datasets in parallel in the kinetic modeling tool,
- and the ongoing revision of the documentation resulting in printable documents.
Additionally, there is new tool available:
- the Normal Brain Database (PBRAINDB) for building and applying brain databases.
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| 2005-05-08 | Maintenance Release 2.65 |
| The 2.65 maintenance version has been officially released. Users who have purchased PMOD versions 2.5 or 2.6 can download this version freely after logging into the support area and use it with their existing license (see Release Notes). |
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| 2005-03-11 | OEM Agreement with Advanced Molecular Imaging (AMI) |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with Advanced Molecular Imaging (AMI) inc, Sherbrooke, Canada. AMI will ship their new animal PET scanner LabPET together with PMOD modules for advanced post processing. |
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| 2004-12-08 | Reselling Agreement for Korea |
| PMOD Technologies has signed an agreement with New Korea Industrial Co., Ltd, Seoul, Korea. As of Dec. 1, 2004,
New Korea has the exclusive rights for distributing the PMOD software in Korea. |
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| 2004-10-28 | Product release 2.6 |
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There are many improvements and new features in the 2.6 version which has been optimized for the recent 1.5 Java release.
Highlights of the 2.6 version are:
- the drastic improvement of the DICOM server (factor >10 speed-up),
- new models in PXMOD and PKIN,
- motion correction in PFUS.
Additionally, there are two powerful new tools available:
- the Discrimination of Alzheimer dementia from FDG data (PALZ) basing on the data of a large multi-center trial, and
- the 3D rendering of images (P3D) supporting complex scenes .
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| 2004-05-18 | Agreement with Max-Planck-Institute Cologne |
| The Max-Planck-Institute (MPI) Cologne and PMOD Technologies have signed a research contract on May 18, 2004.
PMOD Technologies is entitled to transform the automatic Alzheimer discrimination methodology developed by Dr. Herholz from MPI into a new analysis tool.
Dr. Herholz’ methodology is based on the data of 110 normal FDG scans and has been tested with the data of 395 patients, as documented in
NeuroImage 17, 302-316 (2002).
The new PMOD tool will make an automated evaluation available to the public which has the potential for widespread clinical use to support diagnosis of dementia at a very early stage. |
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| 2004-04-05 | Maintenance Release 2.55 |
| The maintenance release 2.55 is ready for download from PMOD Technologies homepage for all existing licenses. |
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| 2003-09-26 | Product Release 2.5 |
| New product release of PMOD version 2.5. |
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| 2003-09-18 | Transferal of Rights to PMOD Technologies Ltd |
| The exclusive rights for the PMOD software are transfered
from the University of Zurich to PMOD Technologies. |
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| 2003-08-21 | Establishment of PMOD Technologies Ltd |
| PMOD Technologies is established
as a spin-off company of the University of Zurich, Switzerland. |
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