(WNDU) - A PET scan is an imaging test that doctors traditionally use to evaluate patients for cancer, but it requires a dose of radiation, and a patient needs to lie still for 30 minutes or more. If ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — PET/CT scanning should be considered as an alternative to Doppler ultrasound in the diagnosis of cranial giant cell arteritis (GCA), as technological advances mean the imaging ...

"Milford Regional Medical Center is a highly respected community hospital with a strong commitment to clinical excellence," said Peter Ferrari, President of Shields Health. We are proud to collaborate ...

Association of ABCB1 polymorphism and erlotinib toxicity with efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Background: Up to one-third of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients are ...

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.

For patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), PET/CT scans conducted in the first cycle of salvage therapy can predict for response, according to a study. Results of a prospective study of ...

Wake Forest Baptist Health, Lexington Medical Center (LMC), announced that it is now offering Positron Emission Tomography — Computed Tomography (PET/CT) services. Positron emission tomography (PET) ...

A macrophage-targeted PET/CT tracer predicts anti-TNF response in rheumatoid arthritis at baseline and four weeks, enabling ...

TULSA, Okla. — Ascension St. John is doing their part to make the fight against cancer as easy as possible. They were the first in the state to launch a mobile PET scan unit. A PET/CT scan can be a ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University is collaborating with InnerVision Advanced Medical Imaging to install a GE Healthcare PET/CT system at its facility for research and patient care. The medical ...