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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for PET scan
  1. We’re all in this together | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... various brain tests such as positron emission tomography (PET) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), and spinal fluid from ... a routine procedure but still has some risks. PET scans have the risk of slight radiation exposure. Unlike ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/were-all-in-this-together - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. A closer look at cancer imaging tools | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... and print them on film. Nuclear scan: Like PET scans, nuclear scans also involve a radioactive tracer that ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ser-look-at-cancer-imaging-tools - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. Lewy body dementia: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... LBD diagnosis: An imaging scan, such as a PET scan, can detect changes in a person's brain. A ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...y-dementia-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Could genetic screening help catch ovarian cancer earlier? | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... cancer with imaging techniques like functional MRIs and PET/CT scans, as well as how drug and lifestyle changes ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...elp-catch-ovarian-cancer-earlier - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. Finding better and more personalized ways to diagnose cancer at NIH | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Axumin is used in what's known as PET (positron emission tomography) imaging. For PET imaging, health care providers inject ... your body gets rid of it fast. The PET machine then makes 3-D pictures showing where the tracer collects in the body. These scans show how your organs and tissues are working. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...d-ways-to-diagnose-cancer-at-nih - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Cancer Institute's ... Cancer ... April 24, 2018 Brain scan technology extends treatment window for stroke Some stroke ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/issues/spring-2018 - MedlinePlus Magazine