Treating cancer that has spread to other parts of the body often includes PET scans or bone scans. Both use radioactive medicine, injected into a patient’s bloodstream through an IV in their arm, to ...
Figure 1. A 74-y-old man at initial staging with PSMA PET that demonstrates low uptake in primary tumor (A, arrowhead) and left pelvic side wall node (A, arrow). Bone scan was read as positive by 2 of ...
Reston, VA—A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, which can lead to heart failure and increased mortality. Published ...
Share on Pinterest A study of bone scans is helping scientists determine the prevalence of cardiac amyloidosis. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) causes ...
June 19, 2002 -- Depreotide, a somatostatin receptor-seeking peptide labeled with Tc-99m, identified 100% of sites of infection or inflammation in 19 patients shortly after injection, according to a ...
A gallium scan is a type of imaging test used in medicine to diagnose infections, inflammation, and certain cancers. They are commonly done when you have a fever that your doctor cannot find a cause ...
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