The FDA-approved imaging agent for detecting coronary artery disease gained Medicare and Medicaid coverage starting April 1.

The whole body or PET CT scan is a comprehensive examination that uses Computed Tomography CT to create detailed images of the entire body Read on to learn if its benefits outweigh the risks for cance ...

FDG-PET imaging is not routinely employed in this type of cancer and its role in endometrial cancer is still being studied and yet to be defined. In a series of 41 whole-body PET studies conducted ...

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is supporting a WashU Medicine effort to track neuroinflammation in the brains of ...

Not to be confused with creatures that we keep as pets, the similarly-named PET scan is an imaging modality used in the medical field.

Some urologists do get PET scans in this situation once the PSA is above 0.2 ng/mL, but I am not sure that you need it. Much depends on your PSA level when it's next checked in 6-12 months.