A newly approved blood test can help rule out some cases based on the amount of amyloid in the brain. A neurology professor ...

A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...

PET scans require dietary preparation, sometimes up to 24 hours before the test, so it's important to know which foods to eat and which foods to avoid before a PET scan.

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 20, 2023 Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, prepares to receive a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chávez ...

Berkeley -- A large study of patients with mild cognitive impairment revealed that results from cognitive tests and brain scans can work as an early warning system for the subsequent development of ...

When Daniel Gibbs, M.D., enrolled in an Alzheimer’s study at UC San Francisco almost a decade ago, researchers needed access to a secure government facility just to confirm that he had the disease.

FILE PHOTO: Evidence of Alzheimer’s disease on PET scans at the Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment in Boston (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Monday ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research finds that C₂N Diagnostics, LLC’s proprietary algorithm used in its PrecivityAD2 blood test, which is used by healthcare providers to determine Alzheimer’s ...

Essentially, a brain scan is a picture of the inside of the skull. They’re typically obtained by technicians using either a ...