Scientists in China report a rare case of brain inflammation linked to influenza, diagnosed using a F-18 FDG-PET/CT scan.

18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a strong prognosis predictor for neuroendocrine tumors, according to new research from scientists at the Rigshospitalet, ...

A comparative analysis between FAPI and 18 F-FDG PET/CT for the systemic staging of newly diagnosed breast cancer shows that FAPI PET/CT is more accurate in staging patients. Nearly 20 percent of ...

68 Ga-FZ-NR-1 PET/CT effectively identified tumors in study participants, which was confirmed by 18 F-FDG PET/CT. Biopsy ...

The annual incidence of cardiac sarcoidosis is low, but increased awareness of this inflammatory condition has led to earlier ...

The effective dose from a PET scan is modest and depends on the activity of the injected FDG (18 F-Fluoro deoxyglucose) and is typically 8 mSv for adults using 400 MBq and is the same whether a part ...

Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California; Attending Radiologist, University of Southern ...

Often the PET/CT is repeated to monitor the effect of treatment of a particular disease. Most commonly PET utilizes 18 F-FDG as a radiotracer, the short half-life of which (110 min) reduces radiation ...