Karin Rexroad peeks through the bore of the PET-CT scanner at LMH Health. Positron emission tomography, or PET, scans have long been used to diagnose cancer and determine how far it has progressed.

Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. To save lives, constantly improving diagnostic and risk assessments is vital. One researcher from the University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 8—With the recent purchase of a PET-CT scanner, Decatur Morgan Hospital has become the first hospital in the state performing ...

As patients with lung cancer live longer, the risk of long-term cardiac side effects of radiation therapy has been increasing, despite advances that reduce the radiation dose to the heart. New ...

Utica-based Central New York Cardiology has opened a new, expanded office building with high-tech equipment and the only cardiac PET scan machine in the region, according to a Jan. 29 report from NBC ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Ascension Sacred Heart Bay is expanding its cancer care with the addition of a PET CT scanning machine on its campus, located right next to the cancer care center.

With the recent purchase of a PET-CT scanner, Decatur Morgan Hospital has become the first hospital in the state performing cardiac PET scans using the advanced technology. The hospital purchased the ...