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The PET scan uses a radioactive drug called a tracer to show both typical and atypical metabolic activity. A PET scan can often detect the atypical metabolism ...
A PSMA PET scan is an imaging test that detects prostate cancer. Learn how it works, why it's done and what results may show.
Overview. A choline C-11 PET scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive tracer to look for fast-growing cells in the body, including cancer cells.
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. Bridging ...
Find out how healthcare professionals use the choline C-11 PET scan to detect recurrent prostate cancer sooner than is possible with standard tests.
Experience that helps you get the right diagnosis. Mayo Clinic radiologists are experienced in using PSMA PET scans and other imaging tests to accurately detect ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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