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 ...

I am 90 years old. About 20 years ago, I had prostate cancer and went through 43 weeks of radiation. My PSA level in the past ...

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 ...

The PET scan then produces images that show areas of beta-amyloid buildup, which can help health care professionals make an accurate Alzheimer’s diagnosis and better track the progression of the ...

The newly published study involved performing PET scans on 22 people with MS and eight healthy controls. Researchers measured the glial activity load on the PET scans, a new measure developed in ...

"Amyloid PET scans tell us if someone has accumulated ... help doctors diagnose various neurodegenerative diseases." In a healthy person without neurological complaints, a brain MRI serves as ...

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.

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