Daily Trust learnt that some cities in India have more than 20 PET-CT scan machines. Nigeria records about 79,542 of cancer deaths annually, according to the International Agency for the Research ...

Imaging with equipment that combines positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT) provides the special benefits of both in one procedure. It is a highly sensitive imaging technique ...

GE HealthCare has raised the curtain on a new CT system with features designed specifically for addressing cardiovascular ...

Regional West invites the community to attend its new PET/CT suite open house on Tuesday, April 22, 4 to 7 p.m., in the ...

“We need this machine badly because it has become central to the diagnosis of cancer, a major concern of our healthcare system,” he explained. Currently, the PET-CT scan procedure can ...

Can a patient have a CT scan, diagnostic X-ray examination or MRI scan on the same day as the PET/CT scan? » After a PET scan, how long does a patient need to wait before using public transportation ...

On when should a patient get a PET scan for lung cancer evaluation, Dr Mutua says if a chest x-ray or chest CT scan reveals suspicious findings, a PET scan is the next appropriate step.

When independent, masked reviewers evaluated the scans of 246 patients who underwent both PET-CT and traditional CT imaging within 3 months of their last dose of a first-line regimen of rituximab ...

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 ...

[76] With regard to the detection of primary lesions, FDG-PET demonstrated superior results (sensitivity of 96.7%) to CT/MRI (sensitivity of 83.3%). In the evaluation of retroperitoneal lymph node ...

Daniel Oguna, a PET CT technologist prepares a patient for a scan procedure at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. [Photo: Standard] The latest and most advanced scan for evaluation of patients ...

The CT scanner -- which looks like a large donut -- is an X-ray machine. A contrast dye is ... one composite image or side-by-side images." PET scans are a form of nuclear medicine -- "nuclear ...