Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) has become the cornerstone of imaging patients with cancer. Single photon bone scintigraphy is still performed for assessing the presence and ...
Increased prostatic uptake of FDG is associated with a higher risk of Gleason 8 or higher disease. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.—Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings can help ...
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scans are typically positive in patients with T cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (T-NHL) and can assist in the diagnosis and staging of this ...
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 ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.
Reston, VA – When developing a treatment plan for cervical cancer, it is important to be able to determine a patient's prognosis, ideally at the time of diagnosis. Existing methods to arrive at a ...
Management of testicular neoplasms in France and compliance with national guidelines. Background: The use of FDG-PET for the evaluation of postchemotherapy seminoma residuals has been recommended by ...
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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 ...
Phase II trial of sunitinib and gemcitabine in patients with sarcomatoid and/or poor-risk metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Background: A phase II study assessing the activity of RAD001 (Afinitor) in ...
Ramping the resolution The QST research team with the new high-resolution PET scanner. From left to right: Hidekatsu Wakizaka ...
While the presence of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain may be a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, giving patients an amyloid PET scan is not an effective method for measuring their cognitive function, ...
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