GE HealthCare has delivered the initial subject doses of a positron emission tomography (PET) myocardial perfusion imaging ...

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 ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) beta-amyloid imaging is a vital tool in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Fortunately, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS ...

WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (WISN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A group of police officers teamed up to save a dog from an unlikely suspect: an empty jar of treats. A dog owner walked into the Whitefish Bay ...

A novel PET technique that visualizes spinal cord injuries provides critical information about which patients may be able to regain mobility, according to new research published in the February ...

PSMA-PET imaging has higher sensitivity than conventional imaging and can detect radiorecurrent prostate cancer at lower PSA levels. PSMA-PET imaging can detect radiorecurrent prostate cancer ...

BEMIDJI — Installed this past fall and used by its first patient in December 2024, the Sanford Joe Lueken Cancer Center boasts a new PET/CT imaging system aimed at improving patient experiences.

The imaging parameters were 80–140 kV, 40–80 mA, 0.8 s per CT rotation, and a table speed of 33.75 mm/rotation. The CT slice thickness was 3.75 mm with an image interval of 3.27 mm. The CT acquisition ...

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.

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans create images to show how well organs or tissues in the body are functioning or look for the presence of disease. PET scans are routinely used in combination ...