A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are ...

A new therapy for the most aggressive type of brain cancer can extend patients' survival while cutting the length of ...

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Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested that patients going for PET or CT scan should avoid drinking coffee as caffeine intake Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested ...

Diagnostic nuclear medicine involves the use of radioactive tracers to image and/or measure the global or regional function of an organ. The radioactive tracer (radiopharmaceutical) is given to the ...

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 ...