Dear Dr. Roach: I am 90 years old. About 20 years ago, I had prostate cancer and went through 43 weeks of radiation. My PSA level in the past year has risen slightly from .03 ng/mL to .09 ng/mL. My ...

In a study of biomarkers in Alzheimer’s dementia, plasma p-tau217 had greater agreement with CSF and amyloid-PET biomarker ...

The whole body or PET CT scan is a comprehensive examination that uses Computed Tomography (CT) to create detailed images of the entire body, beginning just below the chin. While MRI or PET scans ...

Cognitive assessments, brain scans and blood tests are often used to diagnose Alzheimer’s because no single test is definitive. One exam, a tau PET scan, relies on a radioactive tracer injected ...

PET scans are commonly used in oncology, neurology, and cardiology, often combined with PET/CT or PET/MRI systems to improve diagnostic accuracy and enable early disease detection by offering ...

MRI scans can sometimes show up soft tissue more clearly than CT scans. A PET-CT scan combines a CT scan and a PET scan. PET stands for positron emission tomography. The PET scan uses a mildly ...

03 ng/mL to .09 ng/mL. My internist has suggested that I get a PET scan. Do you think this is necessary? — H.L. ANSWER: When the PSA level rises after radiation treatment for prostate cancer ...

03 ng/mL to .09 ng/mL. My internist has suggested that I get a PET scan. Do you think this is necessary? — H.L. Answer: When the PSA level rises after radiation treatment for prostate cancer ...

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