PET scan helps in the diagnosis of conditions like cancer, heart disease and brain disorders. PET images reveal the functioning of the organs like blood and oxygen flow and metabolic changes.
A PET scan of the brain may predict the outcome of treatment for depression. The metabolic activity in certain regions of the brain may be linked with the outcome of therapy.
Theranostic agent combines diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities into a single agent for treating malignancies by expressing the cancer antigen 19-9.
The University of Michigan researchers demonstrated the potential of a new PET tracer, Carbon-11 labeled sarcosine (11C-sarcosine), for imaging prostate cancer.