PET-CT is a modern functional imaging modality which is obtained by a combination of PET (Positron emission tomography) and CT (computerised tomography) in a single examination. This combination ...

A PET scan can help doctors spot cancer that has spread through the body. A doctor may request one during the melanoma diagnostic process if they suspect advanced melanoma cancer. A PET scan is an ...

PET scans are a form of imaging scan that can take three-dimensional images of the inside of a person’s body. They can help a doctor detect and accurately stage someone’s liver cancer. Doctors might ...

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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.

A PET radiotracer that can visualize deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism wins the Society of Nuclear Medicine and ...

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 ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

A novel PET imaging framework reveals that bariatric surgery impacts not only body weight, but also the metabolic function of ...

A blood test following CAR T-cell therapy for relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) appears to do a better job than PET-CT scans at predicting which patients have poor prognoses, a small, ...