The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different but complementary. The PET scan shows areas with increased metabolic activity, while the CT scan shows detailed anatomical locations ...

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.

Researchers at Saint Louis University have suggested that patients going for PET or ... for PET or CT scan should avoid drinking coffee as caffeine intake interferes with PET/CT image results ...

a PET CT scan combines the functions of a PET machine and CT scanner. While saying it gives better and more vivid pictures than other imaging machines such as ultrasound, MRI (magnetic resonance ...

Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. For example ... lesions in positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT).