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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 ...

The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists may affect the interpretation of oncological FDG PET-CT scans, new research presented today at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association of ...

Reduction of radiation doses by up to 80%, a 60% cut in administered radiopharmaceutical doses, and a full-body scan ...

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 ...

A new approach to PET imaging offers a promising way for physicians to promptly identify patients who are at risk for poor ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists have long half-lives so a patient would need to stop taking it a month before a scan for it to completely eliminate the risk of it influencing the imaging. Gadaleta noted that ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

Ozempic and other weight loss jabs have recently gained a lot of fame, as people rush to buy and use them. However, many people have reported unexpected side-effects of the same. A recent study has ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A traveler sent their pet cat through the X-ray machine in a carry-on bag at the Norfolk Airport (ORF) Friday morning. We’re not kitten. The Transportation Security ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A traveler sent their pet cat through the ...