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A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that can help reveal the metabolic or biochemical function of your tissues and organs.
Find out how doctors use the choline C-11 PET scan to detect recurrent prostate cancer sooner than is possible with standard tests.
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that helps reveal how a patient's tissues and organs are functioning. It can be used to detect ...
Some of the machines are combined PET and CT scanners, which yield enhanced images. Mayo Clinic also combines PET and MRI scans in some situations. Innovation.
The purpose of this study is to determine if octreotide scans are more sensitive than PET scans for diagnosing carcinoid or neuroendocrine tumors. PET (Positron ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father just started chemotherapy for lymphoma, and he is scheduled for a positron emission tomography or PET scan after his first three ...
Radiologists and scientists who have training in PET scans and other imaging technologies study how best to use PET scans to predict and diagnose a wide range ...
Mayo Clinic has installed a new PET/CT scanner that will dramatically improve imaging quality and speed for patients, especially for the diagnosis and ...
Brain tumors that grow slowly might not be detected on a PET scan. Brain tumors that aren't cancerous tend to grow more slowly, so PET scans are less useful for ...
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