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

PET scans examine the tissues of the body at a cellular level. Because these tests can measure metabolic activity, such as oxygen use, blood flow and the rate at which specific areas of the body are ...

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.

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.

PET scans were helpful in determining which patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy. Treating patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer based on positron ...

This article was originally published in the 2025 Equine Research Horizons, a publication of Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Reprinted with permission.Dr. Mathieu Spriet is an Associate ...

JOHNS CREEK — Officials at Emory John Creek Hospital are unveiling new equipment in the fight against cancer. They say the mobile position emission tomography (PET) scan unit is a highly-advanced form ...

Emphasizing the importance of noninvasive imaging techniques, like 8F-FDG PET, for preoperative assessment of meningioma grades and surgical planning There has been medical literature for decades that ...