A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging technique that uses small amounts of radioactive substances. Doctors may use PET scans in chemotherapy treatments for cancer. PET scans help ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - More reliable, advanced cancer-detecting technology is now available to Siouxland patients. It is the only permanent PET scanner within 75 miles, according to officials. While the ...

FDA approved Pylarify TruVu, a higher-radioactivity-concentration formulation of piflufolastat F 18 designed to increase batch size and distribution efficiency while maintaining the established ...

"This technology gives us a powerful tool to detect prostate cancer earlier and more precisely,” said Dr. James Howard.

Carly Bartuccio talks with event attendees about the new PET-CT scanner at a ribbon-cutting. Nothing can replace the caring touch of a health care worker, nor the expert clinical decision-making of a ...

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 ...

LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - Advanced technology has made its way to South Central Regional Medical Center to help with the earlier detection of cancer. The new machine at the SCRMC cancer center is called ...

A cyclotron is a complicated device that makes very short-lived radioisotopes. These radioisotopes can be used to manufacture radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. PET ...

A combined PSMA-PET/MRI scanner better detected clinically significant prostate cancer in men on active surveillance. The addition of piflufolastat F18 (18 F-DCFPyL) prostate-specific membrane antigen ...

Fortunately, a PET scan showed no evidence of cancer in Romano’s body. Still, her doctor recommended continuing with what she described as a “protocol,” which includes supplements, eight weeks of ...

A PET scan has shown that Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Vitale is cancer-free, he announced Thursday on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Santa Claus came early for me & my family … (My ...