... combine a PET scan with a CT scan. PET/CT scanners give more detailed information on any ... examples of monoclonal antibody scanning used to ...
http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/examsandtestdescriptions/imagingradiologytests/imaging-radiology-tests-nuc-scan
... rays, MRI scans, CT scans, bone scans, and PET scans) create pictures ... Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan. ... The CT scan is an x-ray test that ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/ewingfamilyoftumors/detailedguide/ewing-family-of-tumors-diagnosis
... scan of the chest/abdomen/pelvis, and PET (positron emission ... you remain on the CT scanning table while ... Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/hodgkindisease/detailedguide/hodgkin-disease-staging
... Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan. ... Positron emission tomography (PET) scan. PET scans involve injecting glucose (a form of sugar) that ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/salivaryglandcancer/detailedguide/salivary-gland-cancer-diagnosis
... The computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan is an x-ray ... detailed like a CT or MRI scan, but it ... PET scans can also be useful if your doctor thinks the ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/kidneycancer/detailedguide/kidney-cancer-adult-diagnosis
... Computed tomography (CT or CAT) scan. ... finely detailed like a CT or MRI scan, but it ... PET scans are not used routinely to help diagnose RMS, but ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/rhabdomyosarcoma/detailedguide/rhabdomyosarcoma-diagnosis
... biopsy, you remain on the CT scanning table, while ... MRI scans take longer than CT scans often up to ... In this situation, the PET scan may be able to ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/thyroidcancer/detailedguide/thyroid-cancer-diagnosis
... include a chest x-ray, CT scans, and a PET scan; ... You remain on the CT scanning table while a doctor ... Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/hodgkindisease/overviewguide/hodgkin-disease-overview-staging
... biopsy, you remain on the CT scanning table while ... PET scans are helpful in finding small collections of fast ... The picture from a PET scan is not finely ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/castlemandisease/detailedguide/castleman-disease-diagnosis
... A CT (or CAT) scan is more likely to show lung tumors ... area on a chest x-ray or CT scan might be ... you will be moved onto a table in the PET scanner. ...
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-non-smallcell/detailedguide/non-small-cell-lung-cancer-diagnosis
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