To prepare for a bone density test, patients should stop taking calcium supplements at least 24 hours before the exam for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

PSMA-PET imaging represents a significant advancement in prostate cancer management, largely replacing conventional imaging ...

It may not be something you think of when you visit the hospital, but a recent report from CBS reveals that getting a Computed Tomography – or CT scan could be a ...

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 ...

This could mean that an indiscriminate and repeated use of CT and PET scans could ... thyroid and breast cancer. Organs with high cell turnover rates, like the colon and bone marrow, are more ...