The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists may affect the interpretation of oncological FDG PET-CT scans, new research ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists have long half-lives so a patient would need to stop taking it a month before a scan for it to completely eliminate the risk of it influencing the imaging. Gadaleta noted that ...

Surgeons at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) were the first in the country to use brand-new technology during a surgery that they are hoping will soon be at the forefront of cancer ...

NEW ORLEANS, La.—Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scanning of patients in the early stages of ovarian cancer can enable physicians to determine whether the ...

A new study warns that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may cause false cancer signals on PET-CT scans, ...

(WNDU) - A PET scan is an imaging test that doctors traditionally use to evaluate patients for cancer, but it requires a dose of radiation, and a patient needs to lie still for 30 minutes or more. If ...

Association of ABCB1 polymorphism and erlotinib toxicity with efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Background: Up to one-third of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients are ...

Positron is committed to expanding the cardiac and oncology PET modality by delivering the best technology and value to imaging specialists and will continue to advance its technology through its ...

—Recently,PET-CT was designated as the gold standard for evaluating response to treatment and identifying patients with elevated risks of disease progression or premature death. Reviewed by Chaitra ...

For patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), PET/CT scans conducted in the first cycle of salvage therapy can predict for response, according to a study. Results of a prospective study of ...

Ozempic and other weight loss jabs have recently gained a lot of fame, as people rush to buy and use them. However, many ...

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Lexington Medical Center (LMC), announced that it is now offering Positron Emission Tomography — Computed Tomography (PET/CT) services. Positron emission tomography (PET) ...