Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...

Before you take that walk or ride a bike, think again--especially if you will be undergoing a positron emission tomography (PET) scan any time soon. "Any type of physical activity--from tapping your ...

A new approach to PET imaging offers a promising way for physicians to promptly identify patients who are at risk for poor functional recovery after a heart attack, according to new research published ...

Figure 1. A 74-y-old man at initial staging with PSMA PET that demonstrates low uptake in primary tumor (A, arrowhead) and left pelvic side wall node (A, arrow). Bone scan was read as positive by 2 of ...

Total body PET/CT scans can successfully visualize systemic joint involvement in patients with autoimmune arthritis, according to new first-in-human research published in the October issue of The ...

New research has been published ahead-of-print by The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM). JNM is published by the Society ...

AIIMS has secured two high-end machines, including a high energy linear accelerator (HELA) with 3D imaging and positron emission tomography (PET) scan, for cancer diagnosis and treatment ...

With the first total-body PET/CT in Germany, the fourth worldwide, Hannover Medical School (MHH) is setting new standards in diagnostics, patient care and research – faster, more precise and with less ...