UC Berkeley researchers are finding that brain imaging shows promise as a method of detecting early signs of Alzheimer's disease. On the left is a PET scan showing normal levels of glucose ...

It is a highly sensitive imaging technique used in oncology, cardiology, neurology and in infectious and inflammatory diseases. The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different but ...

The global positron emission tomography (PET) scanners market is expected to reach USD 1,441.5 million by 2025 and market is projected to steadily grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.3%, ...

That's changing with the advent of new imaging technology: CT scans, MRI, 3-dimensional echocardiography (3-D echo), and PET/CT. "It's a new era we're at the tipping point right now," says Robert M.

He says PET scans are essential for lung cancer diagnoses compared to other imaging tests. According to Dr Mutua, a PET scan can detect cancer in lymph nodes and organs that appear normal on a ...

In the first part, participants performed two tasks consecutively on a computer screen without rule switching while undergoing PET imaging. In the second part of the PET scan, participants had to ...