A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are ...

A PET scan can help doctors spot cancer that has spread through the body. A doctor may request one during the melanoma diagnostic process if they suspect advanced melanoma cancer. A PET scan is an ...

It is a highly sensitive imaging technique used in oncology, cardiology, neurology and in infectious and inflammatory diseases. The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different but ...

Can a patient have a CT scan, diagnostic X-ray examination or MRI scan on the same day as the PET/CT scan? » After a PET scan, how long does a patient need to wait before using public transportation ...

The authors at King's College London say that using the radiotracer -- an injected compound used in PET scans -- could help inform doctors that a patients aggressive cancer will not respond to ...

PSMA-PET/CT findings were positive in 84% of the patients. PSMA-PET/CT detected distant metastatic disease in 46% of patients, including 34% of patients after RP, 56% after definitive RT, and 60% ...

Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested that patients going for PET or CT scan should avoid drinking coffee as caffeine intake Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested ...

Jacob E. Berchuck, MD, discusses how a new epigenomic platform may influence the accessibility of PSMA-based therapies, ...