A multidisciplinary team led by Simon Cherry and Ramsey Badawi developed EXPLORER, the world’s first whole-body PET scanner. PET (positron emission tomography) is an extremely safe and powerful method ...

A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are ...

Is it a fad or a medical necessity? Anxious but otherwise healthy consumers are rushing to scanning centers all over the country to get a glimpse of what's going on inside their bodies. Larry Mantle ...

A novel AI approach can accurately detect six different types of cancer on whole-body PET/CT scans, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual ...

Doctors emphasize the importance of using evidence-based imaging for cancer screening. Full-body scans aren't routinely recommended, but they can be beneficial for certain high-risk individuals. Other ...

WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 20, 2023 Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, prepares to receive a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chávez ...

In Canada, eligibility for medical screenings is based on factors like age, sex and family history. But privately owned, for-profit clinics across the country offer whole-body MRI scans that can ...

With celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton singing the praises of full-body MRI scans, a growing number of people are coughing up the cash for the preventive measure — but is the peace ...