Radioiodine treatment, often used in the treatment of thyroid cancer ... in the parotid glands. The sublingual glands are rarely affected. Salivary stones generally form when mucous sludge combines ...

Here, you can find an overview about the different types of surgeries used to treat salivary gland tumors as well as information on MSK’s expertise. Parotidectomy is the name of the surgery used to ...

Researchers from the Netherlands Cancer ... a fourth major gland to the anatomy textbooks. While investigating prostate cancer, the Dutch researchers used advanced CT and PET scans on patients ...

‘It's a very challenging disease. It often takes a long time before patients get a diagnosis. We can perform blood tests, but they can't confirm if a tumor is the cause or where it's located. Various ...

We can perform blood tests, but they can't confirm if a tumor is the cause or where it's located. Various scans like CT, MRI, and PET are available, but don't always show the insulinomas.' ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

Computed tomography (CT) scanning provides images of sections of the body (slices) using special X ray equipment and sophisticated computers. CT scans of internal organs ... This justification takes ...

For example, a study involving 130 men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer compared a type of PET scan, in which a radioactive substance helps visualise prostate cancer cells while ignoring healthy ...