In a study led by Lund University and the Amsterdam University Medical Center, researchers used PET to analyze aggregates of tau pathology in more than 12,000 people from all over the world. The study ...

The results showed that in some people, especially those with conditions other than Alzheimer’s disease, the scan signal was influenced more by iron or inflammation than by tau itself. In other words, ...

PET and MRI scans may together distinguish a new type of dementia from Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a 2026 retrospective, ...

“The study shows we can accurately predict the onset of symptoms in initially cognitively unimpaired individuals. Hence, cognitively unimpaired individuals with abnormal amyloid and tau PET scans need ...

PET scans can detect amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which are often early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. But they’re not enough on their own to make a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease is ...

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging technique that uses small amounts of radioactive substances. Doctors may use PET scans in chemotherapy treatments for cancer. PET scans help ...

A nuclear medicine technique that measures the metabolic activity of cells in body tissues has been making strides in the battle against cancer. Positron emission tomography, commonly known as PET, is ...

JOHNS CREEK — Officials at Emory John Creek Hospital are unveiling new equipment in the fight against cancer. They say the mobile position emission tomography (PET) scan unit is a highly-advanced form ...