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The information from the PET scan and from the CT scan is different ... to state definitively where that location is. Often the PET/CT is repeated to monitor the effect of treatment of a particular ...

U-Penn Phd.D student Leening Liu works to align the bass in the CT scanner for. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY ... The patient on the bed wasn’t of flesh and bone, and there was no disease that the machine ...

Using CT scans, doctors can more easily diagnose problems such as cancers, cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, trauma and musculoskeletal disorders. » What are the typical radiation doses ...

Instead of using radiation, like with X-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans, MRAs use powerful magnets ... If you have kidney disease. The contrast dye is removed from your body through ...

A fourth person has died amid an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at an assisted living facility in upstate New York, health officials said Tuesday. Three people who tested positive for ...

CT scans give doctors a look inside the body that gives far more information about the spatial relationship of structures than a plain X-ray can. And as it turns out, CT scans are pretty handy for ...

And in Philadelphia, dozens of attendees at an American Legion conference fell ill with a mysterious respiratory disease. Out of 2000 conference guests, 221 people were infected and 34 died.

Find resources and the latest information on the Legionnaires' disease in New York City. 5 deaths in Manhattan nursing home possibly linked to Legionnaires 2 NYC nursing home deaths linked to ...

Richmond man's death from Legionnaire's disease leaves family in shock The family of Ron Oliver says he contracted the disease after spending five minutes in the hot tub at Zen Day Spa in Richmond.

The bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in the drinking water there. 2 Legionnaires' cases linked to Niles LA Fitness 4 cases of Legionnaire's disease tied to south suburban ...