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 ...

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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 multicenter study led by London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI), Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph ...

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 ...

A new study warns that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may cause false cancer signals on PET-CT scans, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Another piece of the Medical Mile is now in place. Grand Rapids is now home to one of the nation's only total-body PET Scanners. It's located at Doug Meijer Medical Innovation ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New technology that's allowing doctors to pinpoint prostate cancer long before it becomes a threat is now widely available. A former firefighter mentioned how this new imaging ...

A new total-body PET/CT scanner at NUH Singapore offers faster, safer, and more comfortable cancer diagnosis for patients.

PET is able to recognize when a bone injury is severe enough that resting is indicated to prevent breakdown, but PET also ...