A PET scan is often used to help determine a cancer diagnosis. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan uses a tracer with low levels of radiation to find places in your body where cells are ...

June 3, 2008 (Chicago, Illinois) — Preoperative imaging with 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) appears to more accurately identify patients with mediastinal and extrathoracic ...

Receiving a diagnosis of stage 2 Lymphoma is a major life event, and it's perfectly normal to feel a mix of emotions. This ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- New technology that's allowing doctors to pinpoint prostate cancer long before it becomes a threat is now widely available. A former firefighter mentioned how this new imaging ...

PET CT scans are now at Ascension Sacred Heart Bay. Doctors say it will primarily be utilized for cancer treatment.

At first, Young was hesitant to take advantage, preferring to give priority to her elderly patients who "don't get the ...

Stage 2 cervical cancer is classified into 2A and 2B, based on tumor spread and size, affecting treatment decisions.

PET-CT imaging with [18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) and [18 F]fluorocholine (FCH) altered treatment plans in only a tiny minority of patients undergoing initial staging for hepatocellular carcinoma ...

Leslie Stoll was an active athlete who had never smoked. She was shocked when a chance scan spotted something unusual.