PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

A new strategy that combines two types of PET scans can guide personalized radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, according to new research published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Siemens Healthineers announced today that it received FDA clearance for its Biograph One second-generation PET/MR scanner.

PET scans may serve as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool in giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to a new study. In over 100 patients with GCA who underwent 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET ...

Medicare Part B covers outpatient PET scans when ordered by a doctor and considered medically necessary. PET scan costs can vary depending on whether you have the scan in a hospital as an inpatient, ...

Karin Rexroad peeks through the bore of the PET-CT scanner at LMH Health. Positron emission tomography, or PET, scans have long been used to diagnose cancer and determine how far it has progressed.

Up to 105 Japanese men will be enrolled at 11 sites, with data aimed at supporting a future marketing authorisation ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The use of positron emission tomography, known as PET scans, can improve the diagnosis of people with lung cancer and better guide treatment decisions, Canadian researchers said ...

PET scans were helpful in determining which patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer may be able to skip chemotherapy. Treating patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer based on positron ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A strategy involving shared cardiac PET scans and frequent follow-up improved CV risk and outcomes vs. standard ...

WASHINGTON DC - JUNE 20, 2023 Jay Reinstein, who suffers from Alzheimer's, prepares to receive a PET scan at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chávez ...

A new strategy that combines two types of PET scans can guide personalized radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, according ...