A second group of mice received PET scans with a nonspecific control peptide. Increased uptake of the CD69-directed tracer 68 Ga-DOTA-Z CAM241 was seen in the paws of mice with induced ...

A new PET scan reliably detects benign tumors in the pancreas, according to research led by Radboud university medical center. Current scans often fail to detect these insulinomas, even though they ...

But by using a tweaked variant of a protein found in Gila monster saliva as a radioactive tracer, a new type of PET scan found the tumors in 95 percent of confirmed cases, researchers report in ...

“PET uses a radioactive tracer to visualise molecular activity in the body. Typically, a PET scan is performed alongside a chest CT scan. The two scans are fused to provide combined information ...

Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested that patients going for PET or CT scan should avoid drinking coffee as caffeine intake Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested ...

Conventional PET–CT scanners are used to detect conditions ... which detects radiation from the tracer. One scan takes about 20 minutes, and the scanner then constructs a 3D map of the cells ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...