Sunday 17 August 2008

Are PET Scans Beneficial During Cancer Diagnosis, Staging And Monitoring?

�Today positron emission
imaging (PET) scanning is emerging as an increasingly helpful oncology
tool for diagnosing, staging and monitoring. It is a computer-based,
low-resolution imaging applied science emitting a radioactive tracer bullet to focalise
tumors. The radioactive positron tracer gathers in abnormal tissue. As a
outcome, the malignant tissue stands out from normal tissue and appears as a
"hot spot."



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