A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan experienced a significant increase in the detection of severe ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...

When you need expert care for your heart, seconds count. When it comes to technology and providers, you want the best and brightest taking care of your ticker. We get it, and that’s one of the reasons ...

Patients who receive cardiac positron emission testing (PET) imaging instead of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan experienced a significant increase in the detection of severe ...

Essentia Health in Duluth now has a new tool to help diagnose Alzheimer’s, and it’s the first of its kind in the Northland. The amyloid PET Scan machine helps detect signs of the plaques that build up ...

After potential drug treatments for Alzheimer’s disease came a-knocking this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have now opened up the door to wider coverage of PET diagnostic scans.

Simultaneous scans: Positronium lifetime image (left) and standardized uptake value image (right) of a phantom containing tumour and adipose tissue samples, recorded using the Jagiellonian-PET scanner ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — InSight Imaging announced the recent installation of a Philips Vereos PET/CT (positron emission tomography/computed tomography) system at their Honolulu location, the world’s first ...

The nation's largest network of private cardiology groups will broaden its adoption of the GE HealthCare's PET scan ...