A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Wirral has installed the UK’s first Siemens Biograph Trinion PET-CT scanner, offering faster, advanced ...

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.

Rachel works as a CRNA where she provides anesthesia care across the lifespan, including pediatric anesthesia, with a primary focus on orthopedic anesthesia. She is also an Assistant Professor at the ...

A powerful new deep learning algorithm has been developed that can study PET scan images and effectively detect the onset of Alzheimer's disease up to six years earlier than current diagnostic methods ...

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 ...

Sterling Regional MedCenter patients now have access to a new piece of diagnostic equipment. A traveling PET/CT scan unit is visiting the hospital every two weeks. PET (positron emission tomography) ...

A PSMA PET scan found more recurrent prostate cancer at low PSA levels than a standard scan, helping guide more potentially curative treatment decisions. A newer type of prostate cancer scan called 64 ...

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool that examines body tissue functioning, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar metabolism, to help doctors diagnose and treat disease.