Reston, VA—A new study has determined that approximately three percent of all bone scan patients have markers of cardiac amyloidosis, which can lead to heart failure and increased mortality. Published ...

Figure 1. A 74-y-old man at initial staging with PSMA PET that demonstrates low uptake in primary tumor (A, arrowhead) and left pelvic side wall node (A, arrow). Bone scan was read as positive by 2 of ...

If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) is a radiologic ...

August is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and one expert at Stanford discusses how nuclear medicine diagnostic scans are helping treat children with cancer. A small amount of radioactive drug allows ...

Thanks to shows like Chernobyl, most people know that exposure to nuclear radiation is bad for you, but what is it actually doing to your body?

A biopsy is the only test that can confirm a cancer diagnosis. However, before doctors conduct a biopsy, they may take a person’s medical history, perform a physical exam, and order various imaging ...

NEW YORK -- Thousands of patients are facing delays in crucial medical tests because of a shortage of a radioactive substance used in those examinations -- all because of the shutdown of one nuclear ...

X-rays and MRI scans are essential tools in diagnosing and grading osteochondritis dissecans. Doctors also use them to guide treatment and evaluate the outlook for the condition. Osteochondritis ...