A PET scan — or positron emission tomography scan — is an imaging tool that lets doctors see how well your tissues and organs are working. It’s often used to diagnose and stage various cancers.

A study by investigators at Mass General Brigham has found that a blood test of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217), an ...

PET scans may serve as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool in giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to a new study. In over 100 patients with GCA who underwent 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET ...

How and Why a PET Scan Is Done and Possible Side Effects ...

A research group at Uppsala University has demonstrated that a new method for PET imaging of Alzheimer's disease is effective ...

Karin Rexroad peeks through the bore of the PET-CT scanner at LMH Health. Positron emission tomography, or PET, scans have long been used to diagnose cancer and determine how far it has progressed.

A new case-control study published in JAMA Cardiology demonstrates that molecular imaging using gallium-68–labeled fibroblast ...

FDA acceptance positions 18F-FET as a potential first-in-class US-approved amino acid PET agent for glioma characterization, addressing a major posttreatment imaging specificity gap.

A blood test of plasma phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217), an Alzheimer's disease biomarker, predicted a faster buildup of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation interviewed Dr. Spriet regarding what he's learned from PET scan research over the ...