A PET scan uses a mildly radioactive liquid called a radioactive tracer. It shows areas of your body where cells are more active than normal. It's used to help diagnose some conditions, including ...

But a recent study conducted in the US in 2023 and published in JAMA Internal Medicine says CT scans could cause over ...

PET/CT is a useful tool ... at the primary site of the cancer and at the areas where it has spread. After an hour, the patient is taken to the scan room for the procedure. During the procedure ...

is a radiologic study that evaluates bone density, says Dr. Jian Q. “Michael” Yu, the chief of nuclear medicine and PET at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Pennsylvania. If you’re heading to the radiologist ...

If there are changes on the scan, you may hear them called hot spots. These are not always cancer. Bone changes can happen for other reasons like arthritis. You might need to have a different scan to ...

“Michael” Yu, the chief of nuclear medicine and PET at Fox Chase Cancer Center ... you to know. DEXA scans are the gold standard test for assessing a patient’s bone mineral density ...