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 ...
A PET radiotracer that can visualize deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism wins the Society of Nuclear Medicine and ...
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What is a PET scan?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways A PET scan shows changes in your body's cells to detect diseases.Prepare ...
Researchers in the U.S. and U.K. have developed what they say is a more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) using positron emission tomography (PET) to detect the causative Mycobacterium ...
GP1 PET/CT images from a 75-year-old woman show multiple blood clots in the deep veins of the left leg (from the thigh to the calf), as well as several clots in the right calf. Venous ultrasound ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.
In a head-to-head study, FAPI PET/CT was found to be more predictive of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients than 18 F-FDG PET/CT. With heightened and extensive ...