Using a common brain scan, researchers used a machine-learning algorithm to diagnose Alzheimer’s in its early stage, about six months prior to a clinical diagnosis. This allows doctors to offer treatment. Alzheimer’s has no known cure, but some drugs have been used in the recent years to help control the progression of this condition. However,

Lung cancer is a common disease among those who have quit smoking in the last 15 years. Individuals between the age of 55 and 80 are at high risk of developing lung cancer if they have smoked an equivalent of 30 pack a year in their smoking life. Lung cancer, like other types of cancer,

There is a new advanced technology to scan the human body in the shortest timepossible. The so-called ‘Explore’ body scanner can scan the human body in lessthan a minute (20-30 seconds) while still giving a more detailed analysis ofthe body structure. The technology combines the attributes of Position Emission Tomography (PET) andthe Computed Tomography (CT). The

Neuroendocrine tumors present very distinct behaviors and therefore receive different prognoses and therapies. They are treated based on their origin in the body, grading, and staging. Sometimes clinical decision making becomes a challenge for physicians when they are trying to determine an appropriate treatment for patients with neuroendocrine tumors. But with molecular imaging, the care

Digital PET/CT using Vereos can spot the smallest lesion in a patient’s body. It is built with a digital detector to improve the sensitivity and detectability of small lesions while reducing the scan time. This hybrid imaging modality known as Vereos PET/CT from Philips Healthcare is used as a diagnostic and prognostic imaging tool by

Advanced PET-CT Technology is helping to Beat Cancers Early PET-CT technology continues to advance over time. Today’s digital PET-CT scanners are offering accurate imaging techniques with improved image quality. Now doctors can detect tiny cancer lesions using this technology. This helps doctors to effectively treat a patient’s cancer sooner. PET-CT is currently the gold standard

Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET-CT) is a high standard of cancer imaging that combines two powerful technologies to provide advanced details about the presence of cancer in a patient and the cancer’s location in the body. The doctor orders a PET-CT scan when you display unusual symptoms after a physical exam or when

The Importance of having a PET scan in Texas PET imaging offers substantial benefits over anatomic imaging modalities in oncologic imaging. A PET scan can distinguish between a malignant lesion and a benign one. The basis of PET imaging is the labeling of small biologically important molecules such as amino acids, sugars, receptor-binding ligands, nucleic

Computed Tomography scans use computer-enhanced X-rays to distinguish between tissue, bone, fat, fluid, and gas to get clear results that allow physicians to diagnose a problem and prescribe an appropriate course of treatment. CT scans are used for detecting and diagnosing brain tumors, blood clots, stroke, cancer, trauma, pancreatic disease, back problems, and enlarged lymph

Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells in the body. Radiation at high doses damages the DNA of cancer cells to stop them from dividing.  When at low doses, it is used in x-rays to see inside the body as with