Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

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 ...

The PET/MRI scan, a relatively new hybrid imaging method may increase the accuracy of cancer diagnoses, according to a study published in the journal Current Radiology Reports. Researchers from ...

To determine who could benefit from targeted cancer treatments, a researcher at the University of Missouri has put tumors under a spotlight.

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 ...

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET/CT imaging identified metastatic prostate cancer in almost half of high-risk cases missed by conventional imaging, a retrospective analysis showed.

In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Specht is joined via Zoom by study co-lead, Heather Jacene, MD, of Brigham and Women's ...

PET scans improve diagnosis and assessment of treatment. * THE QUESTION Does a PET scan change breast cancer diagnoses and treatment decisions? * PAST STUDIES have shown that positron emission ...

PSMA PET scans significantly enhance detection and staging of prostate cancer, improving patient stratification and survival outcomes. Three FDA-approved PSMA PET scans are available, aiding in both ...

The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center will host its next seminar series event Friday, Feb. 9, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Iris S. and Bert L. Wolstein Research Building auditorium. The event will ...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Ascension Sacred Heart Bay is expanding its cancer care with the addition of a PET CT scanning machine on its campus, located right next to the cancer care center.

This year, more than 300,000 people in the United States will learn they have breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. In metastatic breast cancer, the cancer has spread beyond the ...