The FDA has approved the use of Gozellix, a PSMA-PET imaging agent, to help detect prostate cancer using gallium-68 ...

Some urologists do get PET scans in this situation once the PSA is above 0.2 ng/mL, but I am not sure that you need it. Much depends on your PSA level when it's next checked in 6-12 months.

positron emission tomography (PET) scans from 415 patients with rising PSA who previously underwent radical prostatectomy with or without adjuvant or salvage radiation. Disease in the prostate bed ...

Cognitive assessments, brain scans and blood tests are often used to diagnose Alzheimer’s because no single test is definitive. One exam, a tau PET scan, relies on a radioactive tracer injected ...

The whole body or PET CT scan is a comprehensive examination that uses Computed Tomography CT to create detailed images of the entire body Read on to learn if its benefits outweigh the risks for cance ...

PET scans are commonly used in oncology, neurology, and cardiology, often combined with PET/CT or PET/MRI systems to improve diagnostic accuracy and enable early disease detection by offering ...

FDG-PET imaging is not routinely employed in this type of cancer and its role in endometrial cancer is still being studied and yet to be defined. In a series of 41 whole-body PET studies conducted ...

Not to be confused with creatures that we keep as pets, the similarly-named PET scan is an imaging modality used in the medical field.

My PSA level in the past year has risen slightly from .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 ...

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 ...

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