Nuclear cardiology is a specialised field in nuclear medicine that evaluates the heart function to help diagnosing conditions ...

On when should a patient get a PET scan for lung cancer evaluation, Dr Mutua says if a chest x-ray or chest CT scan reveals suspicious findings, a PET scan is the next appropriate step.

A typical PET scan uses small amounts of radioactive material to detect diseases such as cancer and heart conditions, while a CT scan uses x-rays to capture cross-sectional images of internal organs.