Positron emission tomography (PET) is a sophisticated medical imaging technique. It uses a radioactive tracer to pinpoint differences in tissues on the molecular level. A whole-body PET scan can ...

A relatively simple and accessible Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved method of visually classifying flortaucipir PET accurately predicts cognitive deterioration, new research shows. The ...

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 ...

Methods for interpretation of PET scans are evolving. Visual assessment has been recommended, defining positive PET findings as focal or diffuse FDG uptake above the surrounding background in a ...

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.

The United States PET Scanners Market is projected to reach USD 1.07 billion by 2033, up from USD 0.82 billion in 2024, at a ...

Preparing for a PET scan requires switching to a no-sugar diet the day before the scan. People with diabetes may have special instructions regarding medications. Doctors typically schedule PET scans ...

The Foresight CLARITY test offers greater prognostic accuracy than PET/CT scans in large B-cell lymphoma by detecting ctDNA-MRD negativity, indicating better patient outcomes. ctDNA-MRD testing showed ...

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Colon Cancer: More Than Just an Optical Illusion In the article that accompanies this editorial, Jemaa et al 12 present a machine learning model for the reading and ...

Popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and others can affect medical scans. New research shows these medications interfere with PET-CT scans. This interference can hide diseases or make healthy tissue look ...