Positron emission tomography (PET) scans detect early signs of cancer, heart disease and brain conditions. It involves an injection of a safe radioactive tracer that helps detect diseased cells. …

2024年12月18日 · A PET scan for cancer uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are unusually active. PET scans reveal possible cancerous areas …

2015年4月27日 · What is a PET scan? A PET scan uses a radiotracer to measure things like blood flow, oxygen use and sugar metabolism. A PET scan shows how your tissues and …

PET scans may be useful in: Detecting cancer. Revealing whether your cancer has spread. Checking whether a cancer treatment is working. Finding a cancer recurrence. PET scans …

2021年10月29日 · Learn how a PET/CT scan is used for cancer diagnosis and treatment, how long it takes, what it shows, and the benefits and risks of this type of imaging.

2024年9月15日 · A PET scan can often detect cancer before most other tests. Besides cancer detection, your doctor may also use a PET scan to see if cancer has spread, check if cancer …

Read about the advantages of the PET/CT scanner in providing sophisticated imaging to assess all types of cancer, including tumors and metastatic disease.

A PET scan can help to: show up a cancer; find out how big it is and whether it has spread (stage a cancer) show whether a lump is cancer or not; decide the best treatment for your cancer; …

2023年2月2日 · Cancer — PET scans can be used to detect cancerous tumors, to determine how much cancer has spread) and to determine how well cancer treatment is working. They are …

2024年8月22日 · A PET scan is an imaging test that uses radioactive tracers which help detect cancer and distinguish between benign and cancerous tissues.