A PET scan can help doctors spot cancer that has spread through the body. A doctor may request one during the melanoma diagnostic process if they suspect advanced melanoma cancer. A PET scan is an ...

A PET scan uses radioactive sugar as a tracer, so you’ll need to switch to a low carb, no-sugar diet 24 hours before the scan. This means avoiding bread, pasta, cereal, milk, and starchy vegetables, ...

Some types of scans include X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasound scans. Medical professionals use scans to help diagnose a range of health conditions.

Tau proteins play an important role in our normal brain function, mainly by helping to stabilize neurons in the brain. But in Alzheimer’s disease, tau proteins can misfold and tangle inside neurons.

PET tracers are used in PET scans. PET scans make it possible to visualize and measure biological processes in the body. By injecting a small amount of radioactive tracer into the body, doctors can, ...

Evaluation of ancillary multiparametric MRI features in PI-RADS 3 prostate lesions and their association with prostate cancer.

Tau proteins play an important role in Alzheimer's disease. Tau helps to stabilize neurons in the brain, but in Alzheimer's disease, tau proteins can misfold and tangle inside neurons. These tangles ...