Humana will no longer deny coverage of PET/CT imaging procedures for cardiac and some neurological conditions, according to a June 21 news release from the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular ...
Step by step, little by little, we are learning how to act on this new staging information,’ one investigator says.
Whole-pelvis RT linked to improved PFS for patients with prostate cancer staged TrN0M0, while ADT linked to improved PFS in patients staged N1/M1 ...
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 ...
If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...
Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...
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PSMA PET/CT scans may predict prostate cancer recurrence, guide treatment
New research in the February 2026 issue of JNCCN-Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that incorporating information from prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT scans ...
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2009;9(1):75-96. Based on the available data, FDG-PET alone appears to be of limited use in differentiating tumors of low malignant potential from benign tumors and ovarian ...
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Foods to Eat and Foods to Avoid Before a PET Scan
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a diagnostic tool that examines body tissue functioning, such as blood flow, oxygen use, and sugar metabolism, to help doctors diagnose and treat disease.
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