PET scans may serve as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool in giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to a new study. In over 100 patients with GCA who underwent 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET ...
Are PET scans safe? Dear Reader: A PET scan is a type of imaging test that creates 3D pictures of the interior of the body. The acronym stands for positron emission tomography. “Positron” refers to ...
Dr. Gary Small answers the question: 'MRI, PET Scan for Alzheimer's Diagnosis?' May 4, 2009 -- Question: When are imaging diagnostics, such as an MRI or PET scan, used to determine whether I have ...
Preparing for a PET scan requires switching to a no-sugar diet the day before the scan. People with diabetes may have special instructions regarding medications. Doctors typically schedule PET scans ...
A newer type of prostate cancer scan called 64 Cu-SAR-bisPSMA found more than twice as many cancer spots as a commonly used PSMA PET scan in men whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) was rising after ...
PET scans were helpful in determining which patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy. Treating patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer based on positron ...
JOHNS CREEK — Officials at Emory John Creek Hospital are unveiling new equipment in the fight against cancer. They say the mobile position emission tomography (PET) scan unit is a highly-advanced form ...
Essentia Health in Duluth now has a new tool to help diagnose Alzheimer’s, and it’s the first of its kind in the Northland. The amyloid PET Scan machine helps detect signs of the plaques that build up ...
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