A PET scan uses what’s called a radiotracer, or simply a tracer, which is a small amount of radioactive material. It is injected into your bloodstream and collected in areas of concern.

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When getting a PET scan, a radioactive tracer is injected into the bloodstream, which is taken up by the targeted tissue and emits a signal that the PET scanner detects. This is then translated ...

A second group of mice received PET scans with a nonspecific control peptide. Increased uptake of the CD69-directed tracer 68 Ga-DOTA ... Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.

Does a patient need to restrict his or her activities after a PET/CT scan? No. Although the scan involves injection of a radioactive substance, which will lead to radiation exposure of persons in ...

To solve this issue, researchers developed a more chemically stable synthetic version known as Extendin, which they then combined with a mildly radioactive tracer used in standard PET scans.

Various scans like CT, MRI, and PET are available, but don’t always show the insulinomas.’ Removing the tumor surgically resolves the problem, but first, the tumor's location must be known. Martin ...

The Southern Hemisphere’s only mobile PET-CT scanner will soon be in Dunedin, providing the Southern district with greater access to advanced cancer services.  The mobile imaging unit, which is ...

PET imaging using a radiolabeled antibody picked up clear cell renal cell carcinoma and could help avert unnecessary biopsies ...

Alzheimer disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States and is projected to affect over 13 million ...