PET scans can detect amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which are often early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. But they’re not enough on their own to make a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease is ...

Jeremie Calais, MD, comments on how PSMA PET scans have changed the treatment landscape for patients with mCRPC and describes the process for obtaining a PSMA PET scan, including what patients should ...

For positron emission tomography (PET) scans, patients are injected with a radioactive probe that emits positrons (a positron is the antimatter of an electron) and tracks specific tissues or metabolic ...

A more accurate way to scan for tuberculosis (TB) has been developed, using positron emission tomography (PET). The team has developed a new radiotracer, which is taken up by live TB bacteria in the ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...

We surveyed oncologists who treat classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) as part of the CONNECT study to understand the treatment decision‐making process, including the impact of positron emission ...

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool that examines body tissue functioning, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar metabolism, to help doctors diagnose and treat disease.

CMS’ new reimbursement rate for FDG PET of $1375.00 has both good and disappointing news for those interested in bringing Positron Emission Tomography (PET) to the broadest number of patients, ...