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What is a PET scan?

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways A PET scan shows changes in your body's cells to detect diseases.Prepare ...
PET scans are a form of imaging scan that can take three-dimensional images of the inside of a person’s body. They can help a doctor detect and accurately stage someone’s liver cancer. Doctors might ...
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool that examines body tissue functioning, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar metabolism, to help doctors diagnose and treat disease.
Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests by showing areas that use a lot of glucose. However, false-positive results can happen due to infections, ...
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.