A PET/CT test has two components: a PET scan and a CT, which are done together. The radiation exposure from CT has a very wide range depending on the type of the test, the area of the body scanned and ...

Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested that patients going for PET or CT scan should avoid drinking coffee as caffeine intake Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested ...

Installed this past fall and used by its first patient in December 2024, the Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center boasts a new ...

Before this past fall, if you lived close to the Bemidji area and your doctor recommended a PET/CT scan, it was a bit of a ...

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 ...

Prostate Cancer PET-CT scan can detect the location and extent of cancer that has recurred after initial treatment and spread to other parts of the body. Prostate PET-CT scans can also detect ...

PET/CT is an imaging study that helps physicians diagnose and treat a variety of conditions, including cancers.

An imaging test helps health care providers better understand what may be wrong with you so they can make treatment decisions or rule out certain health problems. There are many different types of ...

The mobile PET-CT unit would perform traditional CT scans, as well as the more advanced ... and allow doctors to study specific areas of body. Mobile Health Group were yet to get a national ...

It will enable AOI Nagpur to offer advanced Gallium-based PET CT scan services for detecting cancer at a molecular level. Starting January 2025, the nuclear medicine department will provide highly ...

The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different but complementary. The PET scan shows areas with increased metabolic activity, while the CT scan shows detailed anatomical locations ...