A new study shows that positron emission tomography (PET)/computer tomography (CT) scans with the imaging agent choline could detect recurring prostate cancer sooner than conventional imaging ...

Lowering the dose: PET images reconstructed with CT-free techniques (left two columns) and with the use of CT images (centre column). The right two columns show difference images between attenuation ...

RESTON, Va. -- A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Md., reports that whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans may help ...

Total body PET/CT scans can successfully visualize systemic joint involvement in patients with autoimmune arthritis, according to new first-in-human research published in the October issue of The ...

New research shows that 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging offers significant prognostic stratification information at initial staging ...

Nuclear medicine can help diagnose and treat different conditions, including some forms of cancer. In nuclear medicine, doctors put small amounts of radioactive material into your body so they can see ...

Nuclear medicine imaging involves the administration of a radiolabelled chemical called a radiopharmaceutical. This radiopharmaceutical is administered internally, via injection, swallowing or ...

New PSMA PET/CT can detect signs of prostate cancer within elderly patients without the need of a biopsy. PSMA PET/CT scans can detect signs of prostate cancer in elderly patients without the need of ...

(Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday 8 September 2025) The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists may affect the interpretation of oncological FDG PET-CT scans, new research presented today at the 38th Annual ...

Share on Pinterest A study of bone scans is helping scientists determine the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) causes ...

» Can a pregnant woman accompany a friend, partner or child who is having a scan? It is not desirable. Although the radiation dose from the person undergoing a scan is fairly low, it is desirable to ...