A Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET-CT) scan combines two powerful imaging techniques – PET and CT scans. This imaging technique provides highly detailed 3-dimensional color images of what is happening inside a patient’s body at the molecular and cellular level. In this nuclear medicine procedure, a small amount of radioactive glucose (typically fludeoxyglucose-18, … Continue reading Understanding PET-CT Scans: A Complete Guide to Procedure and Purpose
