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 ...

Investigators found that some patients with high-risk nonmetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer were understaged by ...

New research could pave the way toward a new method of pulmonary arterial hypertension diagnosis and monitoring.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 90 years old. About 20 years ago, I had prostate cancer and went through 43 weeks of radiation. My PSA level in the past year has risen slightly from .03 ng/mL to .09 ng/mL. My ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear imaging technique used to diagnose conditions such as cancer. An innovative advance from scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is ...

I am 90 years old. About 20 years ago, I had prostate cancer and went through 43 weeks of radiation. My PSA level in the past ...

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Joseph Renzulli, MD, Associate Professor of Urology at Yale School of Medicine, discusses how the scope of the utilization of PET scans has expanded based on the success of PSMA. (1:33 ...

SUV remains the most widely used PET parameter to evaluate NHLs because it is directly associated with lymphoma aggressiveness.

03 ng/mL to .09 ng/mL. My internist has suggested that I get a PET scan. Do you think this is necessary? — H.L. ANSWER: When the PSA level rises after radiation treatment for prostate cancer ...