Don't get me wrong, Getting a PET CT scan done anywhere in the world is not cheap but in Nigeria, with just one machine, it's well out of the reach of the average Nigerian.

Nigerians suffering from cancer and medical experts have lamented the lack of an important machine for cancer care called Positron Emission Tomography computer tomography (PET-CT) scan machine ...

The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different but complementary. The PET scan shows areas with increased metabolic activity, while the CT scan shows detailed anatomical locations ...

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 ...

On when should a patient get a PET scan for lung cancer evaluation, Dr Mutua says if a chest x-ray or chest CT scan reveals suspicious findings, a PET scan is the next appropriate step.

When independent, masked reviewers evaluated the scans of 246 patients who underwent both PET-CT and traditional CT imaging within 3 months of their last dose of a first-line regimen of rituximab ...

The CT scanner -- which looks like a large donut -- is an X-ray machine. A contrast dye is ... one composite image or side-by-side images." PET scans are a form of nuclear medicine -- "nuclear ...

Automated methods enable the analysis of PET/CT scans (left) to accurately predict tumor location and size (right) for improved diagnosis and treatment planning. Gatidis S, Kuestner T.

Daniel Oguna, a PET CT technologist prepares a patient for a scan procedure at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. [Photo: Standard] The latest and most advanced scan for evaluation of patients ...

Can a patient have a CT scan, diagnostic X-ray examination or MRI scan on the same day as the PET/CT scan? » After a PET scan, how long does a patient need to wait before using public transportation ...