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Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid Before a PET Scan

PET scans require dietary preparation, sometimes up to 24 hours before the test, so it's important to know which foods to eat ...
Medscape

PET Scan at Diagnosis May Help to Predict Aneurysm Risk in Patients With Giant Cell Arteritis

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 ...
The Spokesman-Review

Ask the doctors: Pet scan create 3D images of the body at cellular level

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 ...
Physics World

High-resolution PET scanner visualizes mouse brain structures with unprecedented detail

Ramping the resolution The QST research team with the new high-resolution PET scanner. From left to right: Hidekatsu Wakizaka ...
Texas Public Radio

How a new FDA-approved blood test can help in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease

A newly approved blood test can help rule out some cases based on the amount of amyloid in the brain. A neurology professor ...
Cure Today

PET Scans May Identify Patients With Breast Cancer Who May Not Need Chemo

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 ...

Ascension Sacred Heart unveils new PET scan machine

Ascension Sacred Heart Bay held a ribbon-cutting and a blessing on Monday for a brand-new mobile PET scan machine. The new ...
Healio

Quantification of amyloid PET scans feasible, consistent with visual analysis in AD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers analyzed more than 10,000 PET scans of patients from the IDEAS study. Measurement of Centiloids from ...