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 ...

Do children undergoing a PET/CT scan have higher radiation risks? Yes. Children are more sensitive to radiation than adults. All radiation carries a theoretical risk of inducin ...

What we really do is we took the most constrained, complex, and costly medical imaging solution in radiology, and we ...

A new study reveals that GLP-1 drugs may affect medical scan results, though experts say findings are preliminary and more ...

PET/CT scanners have become an invaluable imaging tool in clinical oncology because of their ability to measure metabolic activity and evaluate potentially malignant cells. This is not the case for ...

A new piece of high-tech equipment at The Valley Hospital aims to make patients more comfortable while “significantly” improving disease detection. The Ridgewood health care center announced Dec. 6 ...

A new total-body PET/CT scanner at NUH Singapore offers faster, safer, and more comfortable cancer diagnosis for patients. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

Niagara Falls, NY, Aug. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Positron Corporation (POSC), a leading molecular imaging medical device company offering PET and PET-CT (Positron Emission Tomography/Computed ...

An EXPLORER image showing glucose metabolism throughout the entire human body. (Courtesy: UC Davis and Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai) The EXPLORER PET/CT scanner is the world’s first medical imaging ...

For patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), PET/CT scans conducted in the first cycle of salvage therapy can predict for response, according to a study. Results of a prospective study of ...

Hancock Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Hancock Health, has kicked off a $3 million fundraising campaign to purchase a dedicated in-house PET/CT scanner. GREENFIELD — Hancock Health ...