Alzheimer's disease, a type of dementia that profoundly alters a person’s memory and cognitive function, affects an estimated ...

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 ...

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 ...