The diagnosis of cancer leads to uncertainty, questions and challenges. Patients and families want to know about the seriousness of the condition, available treatment options and their chances of ...

A PET scan can help doctors spot cancer that has spread through the body. A doctor may request one during the melanoma diagnostic process if they suspect advanced melanoma cancer. A PET scan is an ...

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.

A cancer survivor shares what happens when a routine surveillance scan brings an unexpected finding — and how she navigated ...

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 ...

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 ...

A novel AI approach can accurately detect six different types of cancer on whole-body PET/CT scans, according to research presented at the 2024 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual ...

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 ...

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET) has a high negative predictive value (NPV) in determining lymph node invasion (LNI) in men with intermediate-risk disease ...

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.