Positron emission tomography

There are no problems detected in the size, shape, or position of an organ. There are no areas in which the radiotracer has abnormally collected.

• Abnormal heart function
• Abnormal size, shape, or position of an organ
• Alzheimer's disease
• Cancer or tumors
• Change in organ function
• Infection

For more information see:

• Brain PET scan
• Breast PET scan
• Heart PET scan
• Lung PET scan

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Review Date: 11/21/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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