A shortage of radioactive tracer has left Saskatchewan’s only PET/CT scanner, used to diagnose serious health conditions, ...

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 ...

LONDONDERRY — Diagnosing patients will be easier for the staff at the Cardiovascular Specialist of New England offices at 6 Buttrick Road thanks to a new mobile PET scan machine. Londonderry’s ...

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 ...

Orell-Bast’s appointment has been rescheduled for Jan. 13, three weeks after its original date on Dec. 23. The new ...

PET scans can detect amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which are often early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. But they’re not enough on their own to make a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease is ...

Utica-based Central New York Cardiology has opened a new, expanded office building with high-tech equipment and the only cardiac PET scan machine in the region, according to a Jan. 29 report from NBC ...

For two months, Neufeld’s father, diagnosed with lung cancer, has been unable to receive a positron emission tomography scan ...

The only machine in Saskatchewan is down, leaving patients with limited options. The NDP says this is not the first time this has happened, and the province needs more scanners.

LONDONDERRY — Diagnosing patients will be easier for the staff at the Cardiovascular Specialist of New England offices at 6 Buttrick Road due to a new mobile PET scan machine. Londonderry’s Planning ...