Preparing for a PET scan requires switching to a no-sugar diet the day before the scan. People with diabetes may have special instructions regarding medications. Doctors typically schedule PET scans ...

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 ...

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.

The scanner contains detector technology to produce high-resolution images, has twice the sensitivity of previous digital scanners, and also produces faster scans. The scanner resembles an MRI machine ...

In a little less than two years, 672 individuals donated nearly $3.2 million to help purchase a PET-CT scanner, a critical diagnostic tool that will keep Interior Alaskans close to home as they battle ...